A response to BlackFlash’s Fall/Winter issue “Infinities.”
Tazeen Qayyum
Tazeen Qayyum is a contemporary Pakistani-Canadian artist. Her work has received several critical reviews including in Canadian Art (2018), The New York Times (2009) and The Globe and Mail (2011, 2015). Her work has been exhibited around the world and is part of several public and private collections
Tazeen Qayyum reflects on her career as an artist in both Pakistan and Canada, sharing a selection of her artworks which have informed her artistic practice and contrasting cultural experiences in both countries.
‘Infinities’ brings together a range of Canadian artists and writers to examine the influence of the traditions and conventions of Islamic visual cultures on contemporary art. From techniques and symbols to concepts and designs, artists such as Tazeen Qayyum, Abdi Osman, Shaheer Zazai, Azadeh Elmizadeh, and Jamelie Hassan have employed various methods and materials to not only show the ways in which Islamic visual cultures continues to inform their work, but also the challenges, possibilities and implications in doing so.