Category Archives: Images

Rafia Hussain Kamel

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Peace everyone,

I was away but I have returned…okay not really away but I have not been updating.

I know that was bad of me, but here we all agreed to take a break during Ramadan.  We all needed it!!!

Anyways, lets talk about this weeks artist – RAFIA HUSSAIN KAMEL

Rafia is a London born artist. From as early as she can remember, she has loved art. Islam has fuelled her interest in calligraphy and modern Islamic art and architecture.

She likes to mix modern techniques and mediums with traditional calligraphy styles. What started as an interest soon grew and she, together with a friend started MAHEL in 2003 and they began to produce Islamic art and cards.

As well as traditional paint and canvas, she has produced works on different formats including digital art, such as posters which have proved popular, Glass art that incorporates calligraphy on glass with a contemporary feel, and greeting cards and decorative gift items.

Christie’s Islamic Art Auction

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I just heard that Christie’s of London have a huge collection of Islamic & Indian Art up for auction on Tuesday, 7th October 2008.


A NISHAPUR POTTERY CONICAL BOWL; NORTH EAST IRAN, 10TH CENTURY

For those of you who can’t make it down to see the pieces in person before they go under the hammer (not literally, of course!), check out the collection online – 441 lots in total; their biggest ever collection of Islamic art, apparently.

A nice opportunity to find some unique, belated Eid gifts, perhaps? As long as you have a spare, few thousand pounds lying around!

Eid Greetings!

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The Ijtema.net team wish our readers a wonderful Eid! May Allah accept our good deeds, Ameen.

And just to help you keep up the Ramadan spirit all year round, insha’Allah, check out this awesome series of short posts on how to realise the true beauty of Salat. Eleven posts on, and I think it’s still being updated! Subhanallah.

Vaseem Mohammed

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Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry….I know this post is a day late – I kind of lost track of time!

On that note, I going to cut to the chase.  The artist I have chosen for this week is Vaseem Mohammed.

Vaseem has always been interested in the shapes, textures and atmospheres of his urban childhood. After access courses in Art & Design, Graphics and Creative Computing & Illustration, he freelanced in graphic design and furniture renovation with Islamic inspired decoration, through which he found his niche in fine art, his field for the past 11 years.

After 4 years at Spitalfields market in east London, Vaseem opened his own gallery in the creative hub of Cheshire Street in London, and continues to regularly exhibit his work.

Vaseem’s most distinctive feature appears to be his childhood appreciation of form, colour, and texture. Additionally, there appears to be a recurring symbolism of juxtaposition- archaic eastern architecture and Islamic calligraphy from past eras, confronts modernist, western abstract style of painting; the rich beauty of the natural world through vibrant opalescent colours and awing space, contrasted against the deterioration and irresponsibility of humanity’s world.

Go to his website to see more of his work.

Eytan Tiryaki

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Hey everyone,

I feel so tired….and sleepy, not to mention hungry.  Have I mentioned that I feel tired?

Okay for this week artist, I have chosen another Calligrapher.  Since I haven’t highlighted enough female artists here, I thought I would change that.

So the Calligrapher I have chosen is Eytan Tiryaki.

Eytan Tiryaki was born in Ordu, Turkey, in 1961.She graduated from Ankara University’s Theology Faculty with a Masters degree in 1983.

She started her art studies in her school days, and pursued them in Istanbul. She started to take calligraphy lessons from master calligrapher Hasan Çelebi in 1983, and obtained her Ijaza- certificate which described her as “the first woman of calligraphy”.

She has participated in many exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Eytan has studied English and Arabic. After working as a teacher in Qur’an courses under Üsküdar and Ümraniye Department of Religious Affairs, she retired in 2004.

She continues to teach calligraphy and illuniation courses, and has organised an exhibition with her students in Altunizade Cultural Centre in 2004.

Take time and look at her website.  There is a lot of great stuff there.

Ali Omar Ermes

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Salaam, peace and blessings to all the readers.

Plusto everyone that is fasting in the month of Ramadan – Ramadan Kareem!!!

Yes the month of Ramadan is upon us and I dont know about you guys but I am sooooooooo thirsty right now!!!!

Anyways, enough about me Let me find you an artist to learn about.

This week I have chosen, Ali Omar Ermes.

Ali Omar Ermes is a painter whose work is dedicated to the exploration and expression of Arabic typography and whose work is an accolade to Islam and its identity.

He is an international artist whose artwork is principally based on the Arabic letter forms. He paints on various canvases, in single or multiple colours applied with large brushes mainly on specially hand-made paper.

He combines in his paintings excerpts from world literature, mainly Arabic/Islamic poetry and prose and uses them as comments on human values such as justice, peace, human rights, protection of the environment and moral and social responsibilities.

Art in Wood

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Salaams, peace and pizza everyone.

Erm�I mean�I have pizza and pie to share with everyone.� On that note, who wants some?!

Anyways, while you guys chomp on the goodies, let me tell you about this week�s artist.� I thought I would pick something different this week, so I have chosen the site Art in Wood.

The website is a portfolio of unique works in wood by artist craftsman Grant Birse.

Through his creative expression he strives to awaken and awake the essential present in a hidden state within all things.�

To be honest, that was too deep for me to understand.� Basically it means�. he like to get wood and create a range of work, ranging from fine furniture to sculpture and carvings.

Check out the stuff in his gallery � Its mind blowing!!!!

Lateefa Spiker

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Lateefa Spiker

Hey people,

Another day is here today and I�m here to tell you people about the art world.� I don�t know what qualifications I have for this�But I do know it isn�t my bad spelling!!!

Man�my brain feels so dead � I really some wake-up juice or one of those super Mario�s mushrooms.

Anyways, today artist I have picked is Lateefa Spiker.

I must warn you that her site is going through an update it�s a bit �buggy�� However, make sure you check out the black and white section.

Lateefa Spiker was brought up by parents who converted to Islam.

From a young age her works where inspired by these experiences observing scenes of extraordinary natural beauty, diverse cultures and architectural wonders.

Lateefa�s work is of great significance today, she is well placed to view the clash of civilizations on the world stage, having spent her life observing the differences and similarities between her religion and her cultural roots, feeling first-hand the ache of non-identity.

The struggle to find her place within an often-contradictory environment triggered her interest in our true nature, stripped of culture and of individuality. Lateefa�s current works employ primordial imagery in its barest of forms.

Okay � I gotta be honest�I borrowed some of the above statement from another site.

Hey, I said I was tired � so sue me!