It is time for artists to create resistance, to create art that breaks the media blockade of forgotten wars. Ahmed Jahaf , Yemen
Ahmed Jahaf, 28 years old, graphic designer, artist who inspired his artwork by the war and lives under bombardment & blockade in Sana’a the capital of Yemen
In 26 March 2015, a coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia is bombing & imposing a blockade on Yemen with US/UK & EU supports, so i decided not to be incompetent and to do any work to break the media siege on Yemen, leaving commercial designs such as logos and motion graphics and started to design what was happening around me and using my artistic talent to garner publicity for the ongoing situation
I am inspired by children, by their words about the war and the fear in their eyes. So most of my artworks was concerned only with the suffering of children in war, I made images against the war because I wanted to show the world what’s happening in Yemen. I feel that pictures deliver the message to others faster, I designed more than 1000 arts & motion graphics since March until now. Art has become a talent for me because of the war, the fear, and the suffering. In my artworks there is only two words : “WAR & PEACE,” and I’m just trying to show the ugliness of war, this is what happens by war while the world is watching in silence. This is my way to to protest against the injustice of this forgotten war and for peace.”
My artworks also focuses on the countries who seals arms to Saudi Arabia like US and UK, the economic situation in Yemen, and the war on ISIS.
For more than 2 years & half on war on Yemen, too much pain but i still trying to be optimistic and i created some positive arts about the future of Yemen, whatever happens we will be optimistic and looking for peace & hope for our children. In any war peace must be in the end and i hope this will come very soon.
art in war, art in spite of war, art because of war o, art against war
Art is Resistance
For more artworks you can follow me on Twitter @a7medja7af
Under this tweet you will find interviews, articles and reports on my artworks/designs of war and how art is resistance. #Yemen
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تقارير عن تصاميمي خلال العدوانIf you are interested you can visit my website : https://t.co/1iXk5nrhbI to see my latest designs pic.twitter.com/Xuxkw039hx
— Ahmed Jahaf احمد جحاف (@A7medJa7af) June 10, 2018
My interview in @TheArtNewspaper 11-2017 NY/London: Letter from #Yemen: artist speaks out about his country’s 'forgotten war' https://t.co/f8wvwa4yU8
— Ahmed Jahaf احمد جحاف (@A7medJa7af) June 21, 2018
My interview with @euronews –
Artist Ahmed Jahaf lives in Sanaa and uses to his work to raise international awareness of what is happening in his country.https://t.co/n0XmMfVwpihttps://t.co/2SvugSMOMm— Ahmed Jahaf احمد جحاف (@A7medJa7af) June 23, 2018
El artista y diseñador gráfico Ahmed Jahaf, vive en Sanaa con su familia. Mediante sus creaciones, le habla al mundo de la guerra que asola el país. pic.twitter.com/clP9kE1cFM
— Ahmed Jahaf احمد جحاف (@A7medJa7af) June 29, 2018
Ahmed Jahaf: Art is resistance https://t.co/BRAL1Ezu2U
Interview by @BradAlMasdar
via @TheArabSource— Ahmed Jahaf احمد جحاف (@A7medJa7af) February 15, 2016
The war in Yemen. Told in art by @A7medJa7af #AJNewsGrid pic.twitter.com/SiGHFnNWlC
— Leah Harding (@LeahHardingAJE) July 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/alsahat_tv/status/885110067636383744
https://twitter.com/omeisy/status/695967290983055360
The art of resistance in #Yemen : Follow < @A7medJa7af > https://t.co/HrfdHHLYOz
— Haykal Bafana (@BaFana3) May 13, 2017
Sure I said this before, but again, @A7medJa7af 's brilliant art paints true colors of #Yemen emotions during war https://t.co/r6P4wXmtuU
— Hisham Al-Omeisy (@omeisy) February 16, 2016
Artiste #Yemenite, @A7medJa7af utilise l'art comme forme de résistance devant la destruction de son pays #Yemen https://t.co/augk4LaKeZ
— Fred Breton حرية (@FredBton) August 21, 2016
His art is love and resistance. Blogger and designer @A7medJa7af is tweeting under bombardment. #Yemen #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/WSXJCex4GZ
— Anett Vietzke (@rosa_flusser) March 30, 2016
Followers! From a Moliere play to a photo by @A7medJa7af ,art has always been resistance! RESIST! Learn abt #Yemen https://t.co/u4qRTeJSRt
— Gaia Surf (@gaia_surf) February 15, 2016
Congratulations to the winner of the October #cartooncontest on War in #Yemen.https://t.co/kIiI2PpZkc pic.twitter.com/O1uZtyt10L
— Fanack (@FanackMENA) November 4, 2015
Read what @A7medJa7af is trying to tell the world in his art #Yemen https://t.co/sfVKmpNnvQ pic.twitter.com/CuJGVXhugi
— Jamila Hanan (@JamilaHanan) February 15, 2016
A wonderful interview from an extremely talented artist @A7medJa7af. You will enjoy both the interview & his art. RT https://t.co/Br27QQBknw
— Jim Maxon (@jim_maxon) February 16, 2016
The pain of war: despite huge personal loss, @A7medJa7af uses his art to send messages to the world #Yemen https://t.co/tMwKHYIV1o
— Julie Maxon (@julie_maxon) March 26, 2016
At an event w. a button maker I made these from designs by #Yemen artist @A7medJa7af. If asked about them I’ll tell about US role in the war pic.twitter.com/YrXTIOxhZb
— Edith Mirante (@EdithMirante) August 7, 2017
This is Ahmed's (@A7medJa7af) work.
He's a designer,he's a normal bloke like me, but, he was born in #YEMEN where the Saudis & US bomb daily pic.twitter.com/6nJMVNWIL3— Mɛʀʟɨռ Nօʀbʊʀʏ (@Merlin_Norbury) April 30, 2017
The most wonderful artist @A7medJa7af is in #Yemen getting bombed right now! A talented man pic.twitter.com/ROqAD32ZZL
— Hazel McDonald (@hazelglasgow) July 29, 2017
Proud to have featured @A7medJa7af in this year's Jemen-Report magazine (https://t.co/2rJsojIhWN)! #Yemen #makeartnotwar https://t.co/nL2Vtz4Xer
— Marie-Christine Heinze (@MarieHeinze) July 14, 2017
#Yemen life by @A7medJa7af pic.twitter.com/gtqLlkXsNL
— Jane Novak (@JNovak_Yemen) November 28, 2015