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Jamali Art

Pakistani, b. 1944
Jamali is an established, professional New York Artist. His complex surfaces and mystical imagery have been compared to the neo-expressionists Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. His gestural techniques link him to Jackson Pollock and the New York school. But the pre-eminent art critic Donald Kuspit has seen that Jamali's singular method requires its own name, "Mystical Expressionism". ​ Jamali created "Mystical Expressionism" the 6 ism in the history of art, a marriage of contemporary consciousness and art's most ancient traditions. Jamali's fusion of these opposites--the contemporary and the timeless--has produced a life work unmatched in its scope, variety, and spiritual depth. He has innovated several unique painting rituals and styles including; painting with his feet; Fresco Tempera; Pigmentation on Cork and Pigment Dispersion. He has attracted a select international and circle of collectors, drawn by his mystical style and charismatic persona. ​ Mystical Expressionism is a new mode of art-making that combines the scientific insights of our new age with humankind's ancient wisdom. Obeying the dream guide who set him on the path to art, Jamali himself has named his life's work Art & Peace. Through all these works, persistent themes and mythic imagery define a singular artistic vision. Jamali's paintings are inhabited by dream figures that appear and then fade away. Mothers, sons, lovers, and dream guides — these are the characters of Jamali's visionary cosmos. His hieroglyphs and inscriptions promise revelation without disclosing their truths easily. Always dwelling in the tension between image and abstraction, Jamali draws us toward "the beautiful resolution of opposing forces" — the moment of transcendence in which art coincides with peace. The source of Jamali's art and his life, lies in the primordial spiritual traditions of the East. In his birthplace Peshawar, the Asian crossroads city, Jamali drank in Buddhist, Hindu, and Sufi ideas of the sacredness of being. He spent years of his youth with a mysterious desert people who still respect the shaman's powers. But he also studied modern physics and engineering. Jamali is the first to incorporate the paradoxes of quantum mechanics into contemporary art. ​In recent work, Jamali explores new materials and artistic ideas. In his paintings on cork, he creates a kind of negative surface, exploiting the cork's readiness to absorb and resist pigment. His photographs are quiet statements of profound spirituality. From the beginning, Jamali has made his own path. He has pursued an "ecological vision" of art's place in contemporary life, art as an essential part of our contemporary household and the vehicle of a new mythology. Jamali now beckons a wider public to take part in that vision. Join me, he says, in Art & Peace.
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By Jamali

Located in Aventura, FL

Original fresco tempura painting. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Jamali Art

Materials

Tempera

Jamali Original Untitled Massive 78 Inch Mixed Media Fresco Tempera Painting
Jamali Original Untitled Massive 78 Inch Mixed Media Fresco Tempera Painting

Jamali Original Untitled Massive 78 Inch Mixed Media Fresco Tempera Painting

By Jamali

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Jamali Title: Untitled Figurative Medium: Mixed media fresco tempera painting Dimensions: 54 1/2" x 78" canvas Edition: Original Inscription: Artist's studio label JAMALI ART...

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Late 20th Century Jamali Art

Materials

Canvas, Tempera

Jamali Yellow Fresco Tempura Painting Signed Original Contemporary Art Painting
Jamali Yellow Fresco Tempura Painting Signed Original Contemporary Art Painting

Jamali Yellow Fresco Tempura Painting Signed Original Contemporary Art Painting

By Jamali

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Jamali Title: Yellow Fresco Medium: Tempura on Canvas Canvas Size: 30" x 24" Frame Size: 40 1/2" x 34 1/2" Edition: Original Inscription: Signed lower left Condition: Excelle...

Category

Late 20th Century Jamali Art

Materials

Canvas, Tempera

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By Jamali

Located in Aventura, FL

Original fresco tempura painting. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Jamali Art

Materials

Tempera

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By Jamali

Located in Aventura, FL

Original fresco tempura painting. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Jamali Art

Materials

Tempera

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Jamali art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Jamali art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Jamali in paint, tempera, crayon and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Jamali art, so small editions measuring 40 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Roni Taharlev, Marianne Kolb, and Benjamin Shine. Jamali art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $13,875 and tops out at $48,500, while the average work can sell for $20,000.

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