{"id":8130,"date":"2018-09-11T19:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T23:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=8130"},"modified":"2018-09-11T19:47:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T23:47:32","slug":"abdul-mazid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/abdul-mazid\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Mazid"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6758\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8130-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AbdulMazid.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AbdulMazid.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AbdulMazid.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8256 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=768%2C1182&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=696%2C1071&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=1068%2C1643&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?resize=273%2C420&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180819_232846.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AbdulMazid.com\">Abdul Mazid<\/a> is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California. Working across a wide range of media, Mazid incorporates &#8211; sculpture, drawing, video, installation, and painting \u2013to explore the underlying complexities of identity and intersectionality as determined by micro and macro economic systems.<\/p>\n<p>A first generation American of Syrian and Mexican decent, Mazid draws upon his own personal experiences growing up in a hybridized cultural environment. Using these intersectional experiences as a point of reference, he transforms materials and imagery to further investigate concepts surrounding socioeconomics, globalization, and the hybridization of identity.<\/p>\n<p>Mazid studied economics at the University California Santa Barbara (2003) before obtaining his MFA at Claremont Graduate University (2014). Mazid is represented by <a href=\"http:\/\/shoshanawayne.com\/artists\/abdul-mazid\/\">Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8257\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8257 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=696%2C461&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=1068%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?resize=634%2C420&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/I-am.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I am, 2016, artist\u2019s body hair, adhesive on canvas, 20\u201d x 30\u201d Courtesy of Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8258\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8258 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=696%2C461&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=1068%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?resize=634%2C420&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/swg-33.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dark Inventory II, 2015, wood, paint, found object, wire, 144\u201d x 144\u201d x 122\u201d Courtesy of Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/interview\/AbdulMazid.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listAbdul Mazid is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California. 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