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Sharif! Farrag!

Born: 1993, Reseda, California ; lives and works in Los Angeles, California
@sharif5   sharif5.com


Sharif is a fucking badass. 



A sculptor who is celebrated for his intergrity, relationship with his medium, and above all how he’s been able to grasp a feeling that is both duanting yet comical. Sharif is on a remarkable quest to find a tangible answer for working in clay in the 21st century. Vouching for an American narrative that blends a strong Muslim upbringing with an easy breezy West Coast funk, he seemlessly blends their many iconographies together for feeling that is both new yet familiar!




“The spirituality really is real.. the transformation.. the intentions .. and the heat and clay.. making art can be a space of worship.. just like prayer but it’s fluidity fits so well with mine compared to religion.”



Sharif’s work  makes you believe in ceramics as a medium that goes beyond it’s matierality; putting you in a head space you can chew, swim, and linger in.