Saturday 31 December 2016

Faig Ahmed and the magical carpets




Colossal    photograph courtesy of the artist

As a long-time and passionate admirer of woven carpets I was delighted to discover the work of Faig Admed, who stretches and distorts and manipulates the traditional carpets of Azerbaijan to recreate  them as contemporary works of art.  Here is an article by Paula Cocozza of the Guardian, published 14.11.16. which tells more about his life and work.


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