There Is A Strong Reciprocal Relationship Whereby

My Work First Engaged With The Early Russian Avant-garde; The Paintings Of Moholy-nagy, El Lissitzky's 'prouns' And Naum Gabo's Sculptures, But In Particular With The Work Of Kasimir Malevitch - He Was An Early Influence For Me As A Representative Of The Modern Avant-garde Intersection Between Art And Design.

For Many Years, I Hated Nature. As A Student, I Refused To Put A Plant Anywhere - A Living Plant, That Is. Dead Plants Were Ok.

Life In The Middle East Is Quite Different From Other Places.

My Father Was A Politician, And A Very Important Politician, And One Of The Leaders Of The Iraqi Democratic Party, Who Believed In Progress.

The Paintings Have Only Ever Been Ways Of Exploring Architecture. I Don't See Them As Art.