{"title":"Samah Rafiq","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eSamah \u003c\/span\u003eRafiq (b. 2000)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a London based Artist. She completed her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024. Previously she completed her Undergraduate Degree at UAL Camberwell College of Arts, graduating in 2022 with a First Class Honours in Fine Art: Painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing influences from a variety of popular culture sources such as films, advertisements, magazines, and commercial displays, Samah appropriates and subverts the imagery that constitutes the human experience and mass media function within the collective psyche. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe explores the intersection of these sign systems, where the visual language of consumption not only sells but constructs deeper narratives that resonate on both sacred and profane levels. By mimicking and distorting these signs, she reveals their dual role: one that simultaneously glorifies and trivialises. Her paintings investigate the tension between popular imagery and its transformation into symbols of worship, asking how everyday commodities, through repeated visual association.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyal College of Art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMA Painting 2023-2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamberwell College of Arts, UAL \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine Art: Painting, 2019-2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFUTURE Art Fair, presented by Refusés, Upper Manhattan, New York | 13th May - 16th May 2026; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Spring Roots', Relish Curation × Tiderip, Battersea, London | 31st January - 28th February 2026; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'CONDO Satellite', Refusés × Harlesden High Street, Kings Cross, London | 16th January - 18th January 2026; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Bloodsport, Debut Solo presented by Refusés, Shoreditch, London | 2nd October - 7th October 2025; ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMundane Shrine', Relish Curation at BOTH Gallery, Archway, London | 31st July-3rd August 2025; ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Abstractions', Galleria Obiets × Refusés. Shoreditch. London | 14th-15th June 2025;  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Excalibur' Germany Debut Solo Show, presented by Kira Streletzki Ziegrastraße 1, Berlin, Germany | 14th-19th November 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress and Publications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrave Podcast | June 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Samah Rafiq', Podcast published on Spotify Channel; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMETAL Magazine | November 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"super-sport","title":"Super Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cartamagna.art\/collections\/samah-rafiq?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=samah\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eSamah Rafiq (b. 2000)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuper Sport\u003c\/em\u003e, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatercolour and gouache on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 x 28 cm (+ natural wood frame)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipment:\u003c\/strong\u003e All of our artwork is shipped in protective soft packaging and insured for peace of mind. 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