Aziz Jamal

Aziz Jamal (b. 1992, in Dhahran, KSA) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice ranges, across various disciplines, from sculpture, video, drawing and installation. Based in Khobar, KSA, where he lives and works, his art is created in flashes of inspiration, overlooking the ruminations of more traditional research based art.

Jamal works skillfully across various mediums such as sculpture, ceramics, audio, digital prints, and video, using unorthodox materials to enhance his creativity, translated through his practice into his playful art. His works are informed by observations and aesthetics of the incongruous-lacking harmony or provoking surprise. Employing found and handmade materials, he documents scenes that contain contradictions, suggesting shifting social realms or the passage of time. Domesticity is a common theme in his practice, combining found objects both at home and discarded materials from the streets, simultaneously creating a juxtaposition between the familiar and unfamiliar, shaping the gaps in between to create a new narrative.A singular vein of inspiration that is translated into his wider body of work is the overarching theme of consumerism, whereby his materials reference the context that they are derived from, and the environments they are found in. They form unique hallmarks that form a physical, temporal and spiritual connection to a fixed point.

Aziz earned his BFA from East Washington University, Washington State in 2018, as well as having attended multiple art residencies; the Berlin Art Institute residency 2021 and Al Balad residency program in 2020.

Aziz has contributed in numerous group shows including 21,39’s ‘I Love You; Urgently’, Saudi Art Council, Jeddah (2020), ‘POACHED’ (2019) at VERY PUBLIC (formerly studio AF.), Riyadh; ‘Zamakan’, Ithra Contemporary Art Exhibition, (2019); where his work, Play-Playground, won the prize for Open Call for emerging artists.