Location: United States
Jamel Mohamed is a classically trained painter from Atlanta, Georgia. Currently operating out of Asheville, North Carolina, Mohamed has been honing his artistic creativity and skill for most of his life. Deciding to be a painter at the early age of five, he delved into discovering beauty in the present moment as a source of comfort from the isolation and prejudice experienced throughout his youth. After graduating from Georgia State University in 2011 with a BFA in Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking, Mohamed found himself in Asheville surrounded by the creative minds within the River Arts District. His works are influenced by his eclectic interests such as mindfulness practices, cosmology, and lucid dreaming. The reminder of being part of something larger than ourselves is an important, uplifting, and humbling ideal for Mohamed. With his fascination in metacognition, Mohamed is led to create expressive portraiture and surrealism that captures and embraces viewers.
The way we react to disappointment says a lot about our character. We can let it lead us to bitterness and despair, or let it motivate us to find answers.
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Find all of the things within you that make you strong. Endure and become greater. Dwell not on what you cannot have.
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Remember the hard problem of consciousness, and consider what is looking through your eyes.
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Even if life makes you feel like a scavenger, know that you are more than your circumstances. Your inner world is vast.
“You Cannot Have”
“At A Loss”
“Take What You Can Get ”
