on at Harrow Arts Centre and Painter Sajjad says his work has been highly influenced by Western art
An exhibition entitled “Contemporary Islamic Typo-Calligraphic Designs” is currently on at Harrow Arts Centre and Painter Sajjad says his work has been highly influenced by Western art.
All artworks on show fuse 20th Century art genres such as Cubism, Futurism and Bauhaus with various styles of Islamic calligraphy to create a contemporary digital approach to traditional Islamic art,” Sajjad says. “I have always had an interest in world art, some of my biggest inspirations are Picasso and Magritte, and I guess I am lucky that I have two cultures that I can draw upon and be able to create something unique and modern.”
Sajjad, who is a British Muslim, explains how Islamic art is flexible and allows you to be more creative and it was this aspect that he found fascinating.
