9 ▁in ▁Sa we ira , ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁students ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁coh ort ▁were ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Ira qi ▁artists ▁including ▁H af id h ▁al - Dr ou bi ▁ ▁and ▁J aw ad ▁S ale em , ▁who ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁integr ating ▁ancient ▁her itage ▁within ▁abstract ▁art works . ▁Before ▁long , ▁the ▁younger ▁artists , ▁including ▁Al - J uma ie ▁re bel led ▁against ▁traditional ▁art ▁styles ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁new ▁materials ▁and ▁media ▁such ▁as ▁coll age , ▁al umin um ▁and ▁mon o - type . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁gradu ating , ▁al - J um ai ' e ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁artists ' ▁group ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' In nov ation ists '. ▁This ▁group , ▁which ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁last ing ▁just ▁four ▁years , ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁younger ▁artists ▁including : ▁Sal im ▁al - D abb agh , ▁Fa eq ▁Hass an ▁and ▁Ali ▁Tal ib , ▁who ▁along ▁with ▁Al - J uma ie ▁began ▁using ▁new ▁media ▁in ▁highly ▁experimental ▁ways . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁scholar ship ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Californ ian ▁College ▁of ▁Arts