Amed Alsoudani: Visiting artist talk at the University of Southern Maine, Gorham.

Amed attended the Maine College of Art at the same time as myself. It was amazing to see that his success has not seemed to change his humble and genuine personality. He lead a lighthearted discussion into his work and what it means to be a painter today. I am interested in a comment he made about his use of black and white, specifically charcoal, and how that material can invoke a sense of memory or dream scape. Also i found his reasoning for not titling his work to be surprisingly profound. He described it as a way of keeping the viewer engaged in the painting. Rather than giving them everything they need the viewer is forced to create their own narratives about  the work.