Contemporary ArtistStockholm, Sweden
Azad
Rustamov.
Expressive female portraits enriched with ornamental pattern and vibrant flowers — decorative art meeting modern expression.
- 14
- Years in practice
- 9
- Solo exhibitions
- 120+
- Works in collections
- 6
- Countries shown
Held in private & public collections
Selected work · 2022—2025
The Collection
Original paintings, available directly from the studio. Each work is one of a kind and ships fully insured worldwide.
About the artist
Beauty, pattern
and positive emotion
Azad Rustamov is a contemporary artist born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. His work focuses on expressive female portraits combined with rich ornamental patterns and vibrant floral compositions.
Drawing inspiration from nature, culture, and emotion, he creates paintings that blend decorative art with modern expression. His signature style is characterized by bold colors, detailed patterns, and a strong sense of harmony.
Through his ongoing series My Colorful World, Azad Rustamov explores the connection between beauty, identity, and positive emotion, creating artworks intended to brighten both interiors and everyday life.
Artist statement
“My paintings celebrate color, emotion, and the beauty of human expression.”
I create vibrant portraits of women enriched with ornamental patterns and floral elements, combining decorative aesthetics with contemporary figurative art.
Color is the central language of my work. Every painting is intended to evoke warmth, optimism, and emotional connection. The intricate patterns symbolize identity, memory, and the diversity of human experience, while flowers represent growth, hope, and harmony.
Through my series My Colorful World, I invite viewers into a world where beauty and imagination coexist. My goal is to create artworks that inspire joy and bring positive energy into everyday spaces.
Each painting is created by hand with careful attention to composition, color balance, and fine decorative detail, making every piece unique.
Azad Rustamov — Stockholm, Sweden
Recognition
Exhibitions & Press
Selected exhibitions
- 2025Solo
Slow Fire
Gatti Contemporary, Berlin
- 2024Group
Material Witness
Tate Exchange, London
- 2024Solo
Field Notes
Hauser Project Space, Lisbon
- 2023Group
New Abstraction Now
MOCA, Los Angeles
- 2022Two-person
Ground / Surface
Galerie Nord, Copenhagen
- 2021Award
Emerging Painters Prize — Shortlist
Saatchi Gallery, London
In the press
“Rustamov's surfaces hum with a restrained violence.”
“Among the most assured young abstractionists working today.”
“Paintings that feel weathered by their own making.”
“A colourist of rare confidence.”
Commissions open · 2025
Commission
a work
A limited number of commissions are taken each year — paintings made in dialogue with you, for a specific wall, light and life.
- 01
Conversation
We discuss your space, palette and the feeling you want the work to hold. No obligation.
- 02
Proposal & deposit
You receive a scaled sketch, timeline and quote. A 50% deposit reserves studio time.
- 03
Creation & delivery
The piece is made over 6–10 weeks, documented throughout, then shipped fully insured.
Get in touch
Let’s
talk.
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