According to The Guardian, the artist sees rugs as “something very stable. Carpet is the result of ages. Even 2,500 years ago there were similar patterns, similar techniques to today. The center and the borders are like a social structure, giving the idea of everything we know.”
"Ahmed is among a new wave of contemporary artists exploring crafts in innovative ways to produce conceptual works that break away from conventions associated with the craft by bringing it into a global contemporary art context. Ahmed explores fresh new visual forms that examine tradition and challenge our perception of traditions through iconic cultural objects," reads the description on the artist's Facebook page.
"The artist experiments with traditional materials and colors such as the rug weavings in Azerbaijan or Indian embroidery, yet he explains that 'he is not interested in merging the past and present,' but is interested 'in the past because it’s the most stable conception of our lives.' Among his art historical inspirations, Ahmed lists Hieronymus Bosch and Otto Dix; among his contemporaries, he admires James Turrell and Anish Kapoor," reads the description on Faig Ahmed's Facebook page.
