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hassan
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Born in 1972, Omani artist Hassan Meer grew up in Muscat, the capital of Oman. He received his Bachelor and Master degree in Art from Savannah College of Art and Design Georgia, USA in 2000. Meer exhibited extensively in Oman and internationally for the past 20 years. He obtained many awards including the Golden Palm from the second Exhibition of the Gulf States. Hassan Meer is also the curator of the Circle Show that is taking the lead in encouraging new forms of art in Oman and in the Gulf.
His abstract paintings reflect obscure symbols of spirituality. The use of yellow color and line is to convey emotional states, a child-like sensibility, and a sense of light and heat which he associate with his childhood. The blue appears in his works as a symbol of invisible spirit from his hometown in Oman.
During the last few years, he directed his painting towards a unique mélange of both the personal and the general experiences i. e. between personal and general memories and recollections. "My work is the result of an intense examination of myths, beliefs, and rituals within my culture, and as such is both critique and celebration of spiritual practice.
Photographs
When Hassan Meer photographs the lady in the swing of a crescent moon, when he returns to the ruins of the old home of his grandfather, he remembers and dreams. Then the "past" is his baggage. He raised his eyes dazzlingly toward what will be tomorrow. Such is Hassan Meer's lesson; such is his grace, filled with loyalty and hope.
 'Reflection
from the moon' - 90x90cm - Oil on Canvas
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Moon Series - 'Flying with Memories' - Photograph - Limited Edition of 5
Moon Series - 'Space for Dreams' - Photograph - Limited Edition of 5
Moon Series - 'Dream
on the Sky' - Photograph - Limited Edition of 5
Moon Series - 'Lost Love' - 'Photograph - Limited Edition of 5
Links:
"Nadhat
Oman"
a
project dedicated to the development of
Contemporary
Omani Art
and:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/10/zuhair.murad.beirut/index.html
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