source: yarataz

Faig Ahmed graduated from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Art (2004) where he specialized in sculpture. He was chosen to represent Azerbaijan in the country’s first appearance on the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. Through his work he finds new ways of linking contemporary forms with traditional materials such as Azeri carpet weaving.

Selected Exhibitions:

2012 -“Fly to Baku” Contemporary Art from Azerbaijan, Philips de Pury & Company, London, United Kingdom
2011 – “Foreword” – Contemporary art exhibition organized by YARAT! Contemporary Art Space, Baku, Azerbaijan
2011 – “Fabulous Four”, KichikQalArt Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan
2008 – “Steps of Time” – Contemporary Art from Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Cultural Year in Germany, Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden, Germany
2007 – ” Aluminium III – Realities of Dreams”, International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan
2007 – 52nd Venice Biennale, Azerbaijan Pavilion, Venice, Italy
2006 – “Caucasus”, National Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
2005 – “Aluminium”, Carpet Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan
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source: faigahmed

Faig Ahmed
Born Baku, 1982 Lives and works Baku

Faig Ahmed graduated from the Sculpture faculty at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Art in Baku in 2004. Since 2003, he has been working with various media, including painting, video and installation. Currently, he is study¬ing the artistic qualities of Azerbaijani traditional rugs – he disassembles their conventional structure and randomly rearranges the resulting components of the traditional composition then combines these fragments with contemporary sculptural forms.
Our opinions and decisions are resulting from the influences of our childhood. If we could know all the details of someone’s life we could easily predicted his reactions and choices.
Tradition is the main factor creating the society as a self regulated system. Changes in the non-written rule happen under influence of global modern culture.
The carpet is a symbol of invincible tradition of the East, it’s a visualization of an undestroyable icon.
In my art I see the culture differently. This is more of expectation of a reaction because it’s exactly the change of the points of view that changes the world.
Slight changes in the form of a carpet dramatically change it’s structure and maybe make it more suitable for the modern life.
The Eastern culture is very reach visually. I cover it all in minimalistic forms, destroying the stereotypes of the tradition and creating new modern boundaries.
A man can widen the borders and change them but no one has ever dare to break our spirit.
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source: cajaimebien

Faig Ahmed est un artiste très polyvalent originaire d’Azerbaïdjan. Son travail est un hommage à ce petit état relativement méconnu, à travers une interprétation moderne de l’art traditionnel qu’est le tissage de tapis. Cela se traduit par des sculptures, des installations ou encore le tissage de tapis aux motifs étonnants, Faig réinventant son approche pour chaque oeuvre.