Anika Mariam Ahmed
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Website
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Experience as an (art) teacher
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Also makes commissioned work
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Anika Mariam Ahmed
I paint condensed, heightened moments from everyday life. They are moments of contemplation on encounters with the world. The external world becomes a mirror for inner reflections. Aware of impermanence and the passage of time, my paintings pay homage to the beauty and wonder of everyday things and mundane, timeless happenings. They nod at the cyclical nature of life.
I cherish painting as a field of non-verbal, emotive language and propose simplicity and levenslust. I am occupied with a re-enchantment of the world through this humble and primal act of painting. Painting means to really look at the world around me and pay close attention.