Abdul Qadim Haqq, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Abdul Qadim Haqq

American artist and musician

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1968

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: photographer, writer, musician, illustrator, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Abdul Qadim Haqq

  • Abdul Qadim Haqq (born December 24, 1968), also known as Haqq and The Ancient, is an American visual artist who was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.
  • He is considered Detroit's number one ambassador of art for world-renowned techno music artists.
  • Haqq's artwork is featured worldwide on classic records by Detroit Techno record labels, namely the records of Juan Atkins, Metroplex, Derrick May, Transmat, Underground Resistance, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig.
  • Abdul Qadim Haqq has been serving the techno music community through Techno Visual Art since 1989.
  • His artwork continues to inspire fans all over the world.Haqq, founder of Third Earth Visual Arts, bases his futuristic concepts on time travel.
  • His love for fantasy art was inspired by childhood pastimes such as watching sci-fi and Japanese animation.
  • "Japanese cartoons were all I watched when I was a kid, like Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets and Robotech," says Haqq.
  • "I watched them constantly; I never missed an episode." As a youth growing up in Detroit, Haqq was often sick from asthma and had to stay in the house, which caused him to spend a considerable portion of his time watching science fiction and fantasy shows on TV.
  • These in turn led him to create and illustrate his own stories.
  • Haqq majored in graphic illustration at the College for Creative Studies, originally called the Center for Creative Studies, in Detroit.
  • After graduating in 1991, he committed himself to working as a futurist artist, and remains dedicated to Detroit Techno Art today.
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