A Presentation of Kaz Rahman, filmmaker and lecturer in Film at Plymouth College of Art – PCA (UK).Date: Thursday (15th of February) 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Venue: Auditorium (ground floor), Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest (2. Bertalan Lajos street)
Program: A fascinating presentation on Islamic Art and Modernism.
Islamic Art and Modernism are both terms, which have been written about, discussed and mentioned as a period or style extensively – yet both terms remain fluid.
In his presentation Kaz Rahman takes a new look at how we position Islamic Art – how it in fact embodies, exemplifies and invents many aspects of Modernism in Painting and Architecture and how it relates to Film.
Kaz Rahman is an Artist and Filmmaker whose style explores the intersection between Islamic artistic expression, the natural elements and contemporary culture. He is interested in using classical elements from Ottoman, Persian, Mughal and Deccani work mixed with new materials and ideas. His feature films Salaat (2010) and Deccani Souls (2012) can be described as ‘Art Cinema’ in the tradition of 1960’s European and 1990’s Iranian cinema while also exploring the thin line between fiction and documentary and themes such as time, memory, narrative dreams and Islamic culture.
Rahman has an MFA in Media Arts (writing/directing) from City College (CUNY), New York City and has taught at Universities and Colleges in Hyderabad, Pittsburgh and Istanbul. He is currently Lecturer in Film at Plymouth College of Art (UK) and has recently authored the book Islamic Art and Modernism: Formal Elements in Painting, Architecture and Film and exhibited Cinematic Landscapes- a collection of his paintings from 2007-17.
Language of the presentation is English!
