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Hassan Musa

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Hassan Musa(born 1951 inEl Nuhud,Sudan), is a Sudanese-born French contemporary painter. He is one of the Sudanese pioneers in contemporary art andzoomorphiccalligraphy.[citation needed]Musa’s artwork is known to adapt, mix and combine diverse styles from contrasting parts of the world: his stylistic inspirations are rooted from European painting, Arabic calligraphy and Chinese watercolor. Musa’s paintings gather printed textiles which are utilized as canvas. Its theme habitually appropriates classical Western artworks to approach and challenge well-known figures such as Osama bin Laden, Che Guevara, Vincent van Gogh or Josephine Baker. One of the most well-known statements of the artist is “Images are like blows: we receive them, we give them back. We transmit violent things because that is the way we receive them. It's a way to survive, my images are my line of defense”. Musa here elaborates on how he uses his interpretation on western politics, culture and art to revive images present in the world through giving it back to the people.[1][2]

Musa was born in 1951 inEl Nuhud,Sudan.[citation needed]He lives in Domessargues, France.[citation needed]

Education

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Musa earned amaster's degreefrom theCollege of Fine and Applied Artat theSudan University of Science and Technology,Khartoum,in 1976 and adoctoratein Fine Art and Art History from theUniversity of Montpellier,France, in 1979.[3]

Work

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Musa's large works are often executed using textileinkon printedtextile,[4]creatively blending the designs of the fabric with his ownpaintings.In his art, which he does not consider as 'African', Musa often[5]appropriates[6]classical Westernmasterpieces,such asThe GleanersbyJean-François Millet[7][8]orOlympiabyÉdouard Manet.[9]Confronting and mixing these classical images with later personalities such asVincent van Gogh,[10]Josephine Baker,[11]Che Guevara[12][13]orOsama bin Laden,[14][15]Musa creates a critical view onWestern art,politics and culture.[16][17]

Furthermore, he has createdmail art,[18]calligraphy,[19]engravings[20]and hasillustrated books.[21]

Exhibitions

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Alongside gallery exhibitions, Musa's works have been shown at:

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Biography".Hassan Musa Official.Retrieved2021-10-31.
  2. ^"Musa".hassanmusa.com.Retrieved2021-10-31.
  3. ^"Hassan Musa".Art for humanity.Durban University of technology. Archived fromthe originalon August 10, 2011.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  4. ^Touya, Lucie; Koudedji, Thierry William (March 11, 2005)."Je pars d'un principe très simple: les gens sont intelligents!"(in French). Africultures.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  5. ^Hassan, Salah; Oguibe, Olu;Allen, Siemon(2001).Authentic, ex-centric: conceptualism in contemporary African art.Forum for African Arts.The critical appropriation of classical Western masterpieces is an ongoing theme in the art of Hassan Musa
  6. ^Hassan, Salah; Giorgis, Elsab (Spring–Summer 2001)."Hassan Musa".Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  7. ^Gillemon, Daniele (March 19, 2008)."Hassan Musa brouille les pistes".Le Soir(in French).RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  8. ^Lorent, Claude (March 12, 2008)."Se défaire des clichés".La libre Belgique(in French).RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  9. ^Faucon-Dumont, Eliane (July 18, 2009)."Arts à la Pointe. Hassan Musa, un artiste engagé".Le Télégramme de Brest(in French).RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  10. ^Busca, Joelle."L'histoire de l'art revisitée: Hassan Musa".Artexclu(in French).RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  11. ^Crenn, Julie (November 22, 2010)."Icône de la constellation Noire: Joséphine Baker"(in French). Africultures.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  12. ^Touya, Lucie; Koudedji, Thierry William (November 6, 2008)."Entretien avec le peintre soudanais Hassan Musa"(in French). Les Indigènes de la république. Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2010.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  13. ^Burnet, Eliane (2004)."L'africain de service, des zoos humains aux biennales d'art contemporain".Ethiopiques(in French). Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2012.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  14. ^Touya, Lucie; Koudedji, Thierry William (August 2005)."Images sacrées, images politiques"(in French). Africultures.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  15. ^Humbert, Jean-Louis (March 2008)."Hassan Musa, Une urgence africaine".Exporevue(in French).RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  16. ^Grewe, Cordula (2006).Die Schau des Fremden: Ausstellungskonzepte zwischen Kunst, Kommerz und Wissenschaft.Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 39.ISBN978-3-515-08843-5.
  17. ^Njami, Simon; Durán, Lucy; Museum Kunst Palast (Düsseldorf, Germany); Johannesburg Art Gallery, eds. (2007).Africa remix: contemporary art of a continent.Johannesburg, South Africa: Jacana Media. p. 98.ISBN978-1-77009-363-8.
  18. ^"Hassan Musa: the artist's stamp".Special Collections, SOAS Library. 23 January 2019.Retrieved18 August2019.
  19. ^"Hassan Musa Calligraphe"(in French). Sudplanète.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
  20. ^"Africa remix".Centre Pompidou(in French).RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  21. ^"Hassan Musa".Emirates Airline Festival of literature 2011.Archived fromthe originalon January 18, 2011.RetrievedDecember 22,2010.

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