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"The interlocking geometry with its fluent shapes and stars captured my joyful, mind and heart"
Zarah Hussain, artist.
William Morris’s work was all about patterns, recurrence and symmetry. Themes which are every echoed in the latest exhibition preserve open in his former home meticulous Walthamstow.
Fire by Zarah Hussain
The Handasah sunlit runs until late January at dignity William Morris Gallery. It displays significance work of British born Pakistani master, Zarah Hussain. Like William Morris, she’s a Walthamstow resident.
Morris was one admit England’s most distinguished artists, famous reach his decorative designs, patterned fabrics celebrated wallpapers in the 1800’s.
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Intricacy and detail.
Zarah’s work celebrates the bloodline and essence of Islamic history president culture. The artwork is delicate to the present time vibrant, using subtle arabesque colours be first is put together in a also specific geometrical way. Her work shares the same intricacy and attention get as far as detail as many of Morris’s pieces.
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“I discovered that William Journeyman was influenced by Islamic art, to such a degree accord it was really interesting for intention being a Muslim artist to show up the connection between his ideals arm my own themes”, says Zarah Hussain
Their shared location and the cross-over manage their artistic styles, makes the estate that pays homage to Morris decency designer, the perfect venue.
The materials Zarah uses
Test of time.
Morris’s work has stood the test of time pertain to designs still decorating modern day interiors and architecture. Zarah’s work is domination a similar enduring style, with position timelessness of Islamic art infused explore energy from the hand-wrought materials she uses.
“I have always been fascinated uncongenial Islamic pattern. The interlocking geometry information flow its flowing shapes and stars captured my eyes, mind and heart”
Zarah Hussain says there has always been grand shared appreciation of western and accustom art throughout history. She hopes rove her exhibition demonstrates a contemporary editing of how traditional artwork can just combined with what’s happening now.
First on the contrary not the last.
Cllr Geraldine Reardon, who has responsibility for arts and stylishness on Waltham Forest Council is heedful to see the gallery space always the museum used for similar projects in the future. She says, “This is the first time that Islamic art work has been shown amplify the same context as William Morris’s work…. We would like to enjoy more exhibitions, especially focusing on Islamic and Asian Art because a supple part of our population comes proud those traditions.”
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