1ST ED. 2023
Ahmed Naji
I love Jewad Selim and the Baghdad Modern Art Group’s work and in this book, one gets to see his sketches and inspirations that eventually developed into beautiful paintings and sculptures. He’s an artist who knew how to meld influences from the East and West, something that appeals to me in my practice. I’ve been mining these works on the internet, and wanting so badly to have a proper publication of them to add to my library so I was ecstatic when I found out this book existed. These images remind me of how my mother used to paint, she was inspired by the people of Baghdad, the architecture and the landscapes in a similar way, and being surrounded by her work at a young age really shaped my understanding of art and the warmth and beauty of a place and its people.