About

CREATIVITY. INCLUSION. INDIVIDUALITY.

so4ail.

Sohail Ilyas is an artist,

based in Atlanta, GA. With a passion for creativity, he began his journey in the art world in 2014 and has been honing his skills ever since. Self-taught, Sohail has also been mentored by the accomplished artist Pat Hobaugh, who has helped shape his skills and expand his knowledge of different mediums.

Sohail primarily works with oil,

but he also experiments with other mediums to further develop his style. He is always looking for new ways to express himself and grow as an artist. Sohail's work is inspired by surrealism and features strong geometric design elements, with a touch of contemporary flair. Despite expanding his style, Sohail remains true to his roots, and continues to create works that are surreal and imaginative.

LATEST WORK

i found god.

valor.

peace.

wisdom.

made me an animal.

la femme.

bee the signal.

Originally a commission of Kurt Cobain. He famously used the lyrics, "light my candles in a daze coz I found God...". Is that what he found when taking his own life. The egg, like the bee, symbolizes the begining for me. It is birth.

This was a spin off of animism 1.0. The same lion head but to take the lion a step further and wonder if animals can also reflect internally. Does an animal have the same sort of ability to look at one self the way a human does. If so, what does it think? Originally named 'a Million' to denote the number of paint strokes

This was going to be the beginning of the 'Fxck your heroes' series. In which, I remove the head of a colonizer, tyrant or person who took advantage of other and replace their head with some thing more deserving - a dove - symbolizing peace. Notice the pistol in one hand and the Quaran in the other. Both hands are unfinished

Part 2 of the 'Fxck your Heroes' series. This was yet another painting of a leader who spread religion by the sword. What better way to replace the head than with something that preaches wisdom and the ability to accept truth rather than fairy tales.

A commisison of Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie. Brooklyns finest.

This portrait was of Asian, African-American model. The seperation of 2 pieces was to seperate on a wall for visuals but to also represent "The Big Rip", or the end of the world. Many empires and powerful men have fallen for the lust of La Femme.

The bee has always represented the beginning of a life cycle for me. After all, without bees nearly 85% of our crops wouldn't exist. That being said, the human race as a whole would be different. We are already heading in that direction, time to explore for a new home.