Faig Ahmed

Faig Ahmed (Azerbaijani: Faiq Əhməd) (born 1982 in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani contemporary visual artist who is best known for his surrealist weavings which integrate visual distortions into traditional oriental rugs.[1]

Faig Ahmed
Faiq Əhməd
Born1982
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
NationalityAzerbaijani
OccupationVisual artist
Faig Ahmed's "Osho" displayed at LACMA

Ahmed graduated from the sculpture program at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts in Baku in 2004.[2] In 2007, Ahmed's work was included in the Azerbaijan's first pavilion in the Venice Biennalle.[1][3]

While Ahmed has created artworks in multiple media, including sculpture, video, and installation, he is best known for his surrealist sculptural textiles, which apply optical illusions in the form of often psychedelic visual manipulations (including warping, glitching, melting, pixelating, and unraveling) to traditional Islamic rugs.[4] The textiles are manufactured by a group of skilled weavers who follow Ahmed's designs paying strict attention to traditional Azerbaijani weaving techniques.[5][6]

Ahmed's rug sculptures are held in notable public collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, and RISD Museum.[2]

References
  1. "Faig Ahmed Pulls the Threads of Islamic Tradition with his Rewoven Rugs". Artsy. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  2. "Faig Ahmed". DIALOGIST. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. Binder, Universes in Universe - Gerhard Haupt & Pat. "Faig Ahmed, Azerbaijan. Venice Biennial 2007". universes-in-universe.de. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. Cocozza, Paula (2016-11-13). "Magic carpets: the art of Faig Ahmed's melted and pixellated rugs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. Williams, Gisela (2016-05-10). "A Rebellious Artist's Psychedelic Rugs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  6. Lewis, Danny. "This Artist Makes Traditional Carpets That Look Like They Were hit by a Software Bug". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-01-02.


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