Q. You’ve described Mystical Expressionism as the sixth “ism” in the history of art. What makes this movement fundamentally different from others like Expressionism or Surrealism?
R. Jamali of Jamali Art Gallery located in Fort Lauderdale describes Mystical Expressionism as “For the last 200 years, Expressionism has been the dominant style in high art. The ‘ism’ preceding my style (Mystical Expressionism) is fundamentally dealing with physical phenomena, as in French Expressionism or Cubism. In my style, the vocabulary is inspired by my mystical dreams.” See Jamali: Mystical Expressionism, Dreams and Works (Rizzoli International, 400 pages).

Q. What’s your artistic background or training?
My artistic background is embedded in the 6,000-year old civilization of the Indus valley/Tigrus Euphrates.

#15300 Rebecca 1993
Original Organic Pigment on Cork
Art Size: 79”h x 57”w

Q. When drawing inspiration, would you say you are drawn more to what you see or what you feel?
My inspiration is drawn from my mystical poems and dream imagery.

Q. Do you prefer working on instinct or planning your compositions?
The compositions in my imagery well from the depth of the fundamental nature of consciousness.

Q. Is there a recurring theme or message in your art?
Yes, the recurring theme of my art is the complexity of beauty.

Q. What’s the mission or vision of your gallery?
The mission is to create the largest body of artwork devoted to enhancing the lofty ideas of humanity.

#20434 Isabella 2025
Mixed Media on Canvas
Art Size: 89”h x 69”w

Q. How do you define success in art?
For me, success in art is the complete creation of art in the highest form. That’s the success.

Q. You’ve pioneered techniques like pigment dispersion on cork and painting with your feet. Can you talk about the ritualistic or spiritual importance behind those methods?
Throughout millennia, the rituals of art have been to bring out the spiritual oneness of man.

Q. You blend modern physics with ancient spiritual beliefs. How has your study of quantum physics shaped your artistic vision and approach?
Modern physics, high art, and ancient spiritual beliefs are the same forces of nature working together. In my belief, you cannot separate one from the other. Please refer to Schrodinger’s cat in the monograph, Jamali mystical expressionism, Rizzoli, Donald Kuspit.

Q. What do you hope viewers feel or experience when they stand in front of your art?
I look forward to the viewers realizing their own highness in front of my art.

#1865 Neelum 1979
Original Organic Pigment on Cork
Art Size: 57”h x 39”w

Q. You often refer to art and peace as being intertwined. In a world of conflict and chaos, how do you believe your art contributes to peace?
Yes, all means of power including political, military, educational, etc. as I see it, are failing us. As per my dream poem, “we combine again and again in this matrix we are one.”

In conclusion, there is a library of material on the subject of mystical expressionism. Physics and art, the spirituality in art, rituals of art making, using non-traditional art materials for image making, etc. My contribution to high art is distilling all of the aforementioned and creating perhaps one of the largest bodies of art in history.

At Peace 1980
Original Fresco Tempera on Wood
Art Size: 84”h x 60”w

Jamali Gallery
918 E. Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-610-0555
ramez@rjamali.com
www.rjamaligallery.com