“Off to see the Wizard”, Oil on panel, 16 x 20, 2019. Instagram: @komailaijazuddin
KOMAIL AIJAZUDDIN
Komail Aijazuddin (b. 1984) is a visual artist and writer. He completed his BA degrees in Art & Art History at New York University, NY (2006) and his MFA from the Pratt Institute, NY (2010). His practice began as an investigation into what Islamic art might look like had it developed a figurative tradition. Using the Karbala narratives as a starting point, he drew comparisons with Catholic religious art. His practice has since expanded to include a larger vocabulary of religious art - illuminations, altar pieces, paintings, scrolls, votive objects - from various religious disciplines. He is interested in the intersecting notions of divinity, belief, blasphemy, the politicisation of religion, statehood and the question of what constitutes personal faith. He lives and works in New York City and Lahore.
Komail showed work in a solo exhibition, God Particle, in 2016.
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