Artworks by Tariq Dajani

When I like a work of art, it is because I am drawn to it emotionally. Without knowing why, I instinctively know how it makes me feel. When working creatively I seek elements of beauty and simplicity that naturally, even poetically, come together to inform the heart of the vastness within us. 

To give the feeling of the night and not just tell it as it is, to transcend the mundane, everyday realities through celebration of the aesthetic, to explore experiences and observations, allowing fragments of memories to feed into the immediacy of the present…these are things that I look for in making work.

My creative approach is minimal and uncomplicated. Practically, I produce traditional, hand-crafted photogravure prints in monotone, or modern, digital Giclée prints usually in colour. I strive for quality and technical excellence, and above all emotional content to enrich the work with depth and meaning.