Al-Alaq

A message of joy and light — a hymn to love. 

Feminine sinuosity is nourished by masculine passion in a powerful intertwining of bodies. At times, misunderstandings — generators of cuts, voids and wounds — seem to dematerialise the strength of the forms. 

Only awareness of feeling restores the exaltation of love… Al-Alaq. 

— Lara Steffe

Thamer Jusuf Humadi was born in Baghdad, where he completed his studies, earning a PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Baghdad. He currently teaches there and specialises in ceramic sculpture. 

His artistic collaborations have led him to exhibit in Amman and Romania. He is a member of the University of Fine Arts and the University of Arts of Basra, as well as a member of the Iraqi Artists’ Union. 

From 1984 to 2003, he participated in collective exhibitions at the Baghdad Artists’ Centre.