{"product_id":"jamali-a-mystical-journey-of-hopeisbn-9780847866200","title":"Jamali: A Mystical Journey of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn epic coming-to-America success story, this is the autobiography of Pakistani-born American artist Jamali who originated Mystical Expressionism and whose mission is to bring peace to the world through art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this heavily illustrated memoir the reader is treated to an epic saga covering seven decades and three continents about an artist's dream for a more peaceful world. The eldest son of a prominent family living in the foothills of the Himalayas, Jamali experienced the horrors of war through the Indian Partition, which led him to pursue a life of peace through art on a prolific scale producing more than 40,000 original works to date. The complex surfaces and mystical imagery found in Jamali's paintings have been compared to the neo-expressionists Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. His gestural techniques link him to Jackson Pollock and the New York School. But the pre-eminent art critic Donald Kuspit observed that Jamali's singular method required its own name--Mystical Expressionism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne hundred artworks individually selected by the artist accompany the engaging text in a separate section beautifully printed on a specially coated paper. Inspired by people such as Gandhi who advocated change through non-violent measures, Jamali hopes to change our lives by sharing his story of art and peace. \"With the release of his long-awaited autobiography artist, Jamali brings us a formidable, life-affirming narrative that begins in the deserts of Northern Pakistan. The pursuit of this mission, to bring the world Art and Peace, led him to a solitary life and a set of 40 prophetic, life-changing dreams that defined his future path. He founded Mystical Expressionism, the 6th major style of art in history. We follow Jamali as the survives numerous brushes with death, and a literal firing squad, and ultimately finds his way to Europe and America, only to encounter new walls of racism and rejection.\" —ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEWS\u003cb\u003eJamali\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most successful artists in America and one of the most collected living artists globally. He has galleries in New York, Florida, and Denmark. ","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304008634597,"sku":"NP9780847866200","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847866199_f68c022e-93df-4461-9bb6-cb1b897a6b4f.jpg?v=1730756059","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jamali-a-mystical-journey-of-hopeisbn-9780847866200","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}