Abushariaa Ahmed Profile

 

Was born in 1966 in Omdurman, Sudan, and graduated in 1990 from Sudan University's College of Fine & Applied Arts. RedhillartgalleryAfricanah He left Sudan in the mid-90s, spent time in Kenya, briefly lived in Cologne, Germany, before settling in Kampala, Uganda, in 2000, where he continues to work as a full-time artist. Abushariaa Ahmed

Artistic Style and Influences: His style is influenced by the pioneers of Sudan's contemporary art scene, including Ibrahim el Salahi, Professor Shipprain and Rashid Diab. Abushariaa Ahmed In the 1960s their Khartoum School was recognised as an emergent modernist movement, known for its Sudanawiyya style – a synthesis of Western influences and other traditions that captures Sudan's diversity. Abushariaa Ahmed

Artwork Characteristics: His semi-abstract, colourful, mixed-media artwork and his distinctive ink drawings are rich with ornamental and patterned symbols of his Nubian culture and occasionally Arabic calligraphy. Visual arts of Sudan - Wikipedia His compositions reflect Nubian symbols, and patterns. Ahmed Abushariaa - People and Things | Artsy

His work is rich with decorative symbols and profuse imagery flowing from fertile imagination. His semi-abstract style appeals internationally to the art world of today. Red Hill Art Gallery Abushariaa's work is about decorative symbols, calligraphy, historical motifs. Art in Sudan: Sudanese Artist Ahmed Abushariaa - The Sama Gazette

Exhibition Details: The solo presentation titled, "People and Things" is a collection of ink on paper drawings, representative of this artist's unique vision. Ahmed Abushariaa - People and Things | Artsy