A View In the Eyes of A View In the Eyes of Aziza EssaAziza Essa

By: Faith JacksonBy: Faith Jackson

So what is her work all So what is her work all aboutabout??

Aziza is an artist whose work focuses on Aziza is an artist whose work focuses on emotions, physical constraints and emotions, physical constraints and experiences. Structure and chaos are experiences. Structure and chaos are relevant to her work. Structured and relevant to her work. Structured and predictable marks stand in dynamic predictable marks stand in dynamic relationship to the marks formed out of relationship to the marks formed out of chaos. They reflect movement and fluidity. chaos. They reflect movement and fluidity.

""Bismillah CircularBismillah Circular" 20x25" Triple Primed" 20x25" Triple Primed

deep edge canvas.deep edge canvas.

""TurbulenceTurbulence" 28x40" Triple Primed" 28x40" Triple Primeddeep edge canvasdeep edge canvas

""Colour ClashColour Clash" 24x48" Triple " 24x48" Triple PrimedPrimed

More than just the artsMore than just the arts??

Her work has also inspired Jay-z’ s Her work has also inspired Jay-z’ s album cover for the blueprint three album cover for the blueprint three

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Her work not only attracts the eye, but also Her work not only attracts the eye, but also captures the mind - visual, cognitive and captures the mind - visual, cognitive and emotional. It takes the expression of emotional. It takes the expression of violent and non-violent feelings in a head violent and non-violent feelings in a head on fashion. She uses oil paint to convey on fashion. She uses oil paint to convey subtle, powerful, but also everyday subtle, powerful, but also everyday emotions - "the joys of life, frustrations of emotions - "the joys of life, frustrations of life, even vices of life".  life, even vices of life".