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An understanding of traditional Islamic views, echoes the intuitive understanding that is pulled from the concept of purity as a base for universal strength. It is through the guidance of tradition that has opened the avenue of expression, for Iyad shows compassion with strength that surrounds each element as to explain tradition itself.
"Optical" mixtures gives the viewer the understanding of the movement of colour transfer through form. "Time" is explained through the hues and values that are the base of the earth itself. "Content" is independent and directed, denying the need for subjective control, weighing in favour of emotional understanding.
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Iyad ascertains truth as a paradox, seen through the innocent eyes of a child, yet with the parity that comes with the wisdom of experience. The works you see here takes us through time, casting aside civilized ideas and engineering space as to transcribe a formative explanation of understanding. He opens the door to let your mind react to the purity of "thought" itself. The swiftness of movement can only be measured against a frozen concept of time itself, bringing time into a vertical plane. For the transformation of a creative thought into reality is art.
This transformation can be completed by anyone, but it is in Iyad's works that gives the validity to the term art. For we all can create "Art". Iyad defines it with a greater understanding.
It is through his dedication that gives us, the viewer the matriculation of art. His works are not to be interrogated but to be interpreted…enjoy.
Prof. John Dishman
F.S., M.F.A., M.E.D., B.A.
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IYAD ALMOSAWI,
A CEREBRAL ARTIST
Iyad Almosawi brings a wealth of experience to his work. And his style, full of raw energy and a restrained sense of urgency, colour his palette. As much as it is for public consumption - Iyad's art has always been a personal voyage of discovery, and equally a reflection of the world outside.
There are two streams of consciousness that mesh as one here and in his series on calligraphy where Iyad walks on the wild side; the traditional lettering given a contemporary twist is only one side of the coin.
Iyad's roots are very much in the Arab world and the fantastic imagery in his calligraphy series as well as the new collection based on Arab architecture draws on the man's deep and abiding interest in his heritage
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But is a heritage that he chooses to depict in a flamboyant contemporary style that is uniquely his own, drawing on feelings rather than events, the emotional rather than the political, to shape the images. The other side of the coin.
A cerebral artist, who listens to his own inner voice, he is at best, an original.
NEENA GOPAL
Gulf News
January 19th 1993
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