Kamrooz Aram
Kamrooz Aram, Installation view at Jameel Prize 5, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, 2019
Kamrooz Aram, Installation view at Jameel Prize 5, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, 2019
The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. This is the 10th year of the biennial prize, which began in 2009 as a pioneering platform showcasing the rich intersection of contemporary forms with traditional Islamic designs and concepts.
Spread across five galleries in Jameel Arts Centre, the fifth edition of the Jameel Prize brings together works in painting, architecture, fashion and drawing as well as a large-scale multimedia installation.
The Jameel Prize 5 shortlisted artists and designers are Kamrooz Aram, naqsh collective, Hayv Kahraman, Hala Kaiksow, Mehdi Moutashar, Younes Rahmoun, Wardha Shabbir and Marina Tabassum.
Kamrooz Aram, Untitled (from the series, Ancient Through Modern 26), 2016
Postcards and book cloth on linen mounted on panel
51 x 76 cm
Kamrooz Aram, Untitled (from the series, Ancient Through Modern 29), 2016
Book pages, book cloth, and pencil on board with walnut frame, 91 x 67 cm
Kamrooz Aram, Ephesian Fog, 2016
Wood and brass pedestal, Oil on ceramic (vase), Acrylic, oil and pencil on linen
Canvas 127 x 101.5 cm
Pedestal 23 x 23 x 127 cm
Object 14 x 7.5 cm
Kamrooz Aram, Untitled (from the series, Ancient Through Modern 28), 2017
Postcards and book cloth on linen mounted on panel
61 x 51 cm