Qatari artist Mohammed Alhamadi, who is about as multifaceted an artist as you will find anywhere in the world, recently started to share some of his digital works, including paintings, graphic designs and music, under Creative Commons licenses. “Creative Commons is an inspirational hub where artists can get inspired by each other’s works. It’s an opportunity to share artwork from totally different backgrounds, help artists collaborate and also market themselves online,” said Alhammadi, who has a degree in chemical engineering and works for Qatar Petroleum, and is now pursuing a degree in Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar.
Mohammed’s art speaks to his audience in a very unique way. He creatively molds traditional aspects of his culture with modern art forms and techniques to produce a very intricate mélange that captures the eye.
Much of Mohammed’s digital work is shared under the Attribution – NonCommercial – Share Alike license. He also has his music under the same license. Listen to his creative pieces at http://soundcloud.com/hamadi/sets/creative-commons-set-1. He is currently enrolled in digital remixing classes, so expect more great works to come.
Before Creative Commons Qatar was established, Alhamadi was using its principles of sharing and collaboration, but didn’t realize there was an organization that shared his values. “Since the beginning of my art career I have worked on collaborative projects. These days I am working with two different groups of local artists on a few projects, one of which is music based, and another that is an art installation, with a third mixing music and painting. Collaborating is really my artistic style,” he said.
