Hanife Islami

This months cover by Aleksandar Ares.
Original photo & layout by K.K.W

Visual Language: Hanife Islami. By K.K.W

From the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, Western art had been - and at times still is - under pinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce reality.  

Hanife Islami - photo courtesy
of the artist, editing by K.K.W. 

However, aspects of reality can be found in the expression of visual language thats abstract; texture, patterns, color, and non-linear forms. There's a haunting, beautiful quality to Islami's creativity, in its distorted, gritty imagery.   

Deshperimi
-disappointment-
Image courtesy of the artist.

Soft lines meld with a hard, jagged, etching and fluid feeling to the large shapes that dominate her work. These shapes [strange, at first] seem like dark, twisted blotches, but also resemble human or humanoid forms, animals and even rock-formations.  

Ciltersia
-honestly, truthful-
Image courtesy of the artist.

A sense of pain is exuded by these strange shapes, a tenderness with sorrow, a nobility without pretension. They either blend with their background or standout in a way that makes them forceful. Her choice in colors accentuates the bold textures and line-work. Patterns emerge and quickly recede, while light mingles with dark or both rages against one another.     

Vendosja e Mbreterise se Qiellit ne Toke
-Emplacement of kingdom of heaven on Earth-
Image courtesy of the artist.

In a way, her art-work has the feel of a Rorschach test; you see what you want, or what's there, or perhaps nothing at all.
Her work exudes passion, with skill and imagination that is beautiful and yet disturbing.    

Ndjenja ( ta ndjesh veten sherbetor e jo Zot )
-Feeling (to feel yourself servant not God)-
Image courtesy of the artist.

Perfundimi
-Ending-
Image courtesy of the artist.

Hanife Islami.
photo courtesy of the artist,
editing by K.K.W

If you would like to know more, go to:https://www.facebook.com/hanife.islami.9.
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