RAMAL KAZIM

Ramal Kazim (b. 1987) is a graduate of the Azerbaijani State Academy of Arts (2008). Since 2009 he has beena member of the Azerbaijan Artist’s Union. Kazim’s works have been exhibited extensively in Azerbaijan andabroad. Drawing from the expressionist tradition, he composes paintings marked by impactful, unusual figuresand a chromatic bluntness. Kazim essentially constructs a visual diary of human experience, using strategiesof shock and provocation as important vehicles of expression. Kazim’s expressive figures and imagery directlyaddress issues that are taboo in Azerbaijan. The figures are representative of an experimental portraiture thatlives on the border between reality and abstraction. Images combine broken bottle fragments, violent gestures,and contorted faces that twist in pain and passion.