Jamel Akib
In my opinion, Jamel Akib's work sometimes crosses the line between illustration and fine art. Although some of his work is clearly commercial and has a clear purpose or message, other pieces such as the image above seem to be an interpretation of observation. Stereo typically I would categorize this piece as fine art because of the loose painterly style and absence of line. However, I don't think it has any concept behind it, it appears to be just an observation - or illustration of what the artist saw. I think it is hard to confine art to different categories as there are always elements of them all within a piece. Whatever defines an image as fine art - concept, skill etc are still present in illustration - which aims to communicate an idea or concept.
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