Nedim Kufi

Nedim Kufi (born in Baghdad, 1962) is an Iraqi-Dutch multi disciplinary visual artist.

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Vita

Nedim Kufi was born in Baghdad, 1962. He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad, at the [[European Ceramic Work Centre in the Netherlands and at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht (Graphic Design). Between 2004 and 2005 Kufi published 16 issues of an on-line culture diary Daftar, meaning an artist’s notebook in Arabic, containing essays, translated articles and other artistic projects. Nedim Kufi lives in the Netherlands.

Work

Nedim Kufi works with mixed media, from paper and flowers to earth and ceramics in order to develop a close relationship between the disciplines of printing and etching, sculpture and design. Kufi is attempting to create nonlinear fine art exposing his idea of perceiving the world. He combines the methods of printmaking, graphic design, painting, media and moviemaking. Through ongoing essay Kufi’s works appear to be as spontaneous and simple but at the same time Nedim Kufi is digging deep into the mind seeking new information to be considered as unique result. In his frequent use of grids in his artwork, Nedim Kufi draws on the Islamic tradition of repetition and patterning.

List of Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ "Artist relives his pain in paintings". Gulf Daily News. 8 October 2008. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=230934. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  2. ^ "El Hema Koopavond". Wereldjournalisten. 2 October 2007. http://www.wereldjournalisten.nl/artikel/2007/10/02/el_hema_koopavond/. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  3. ^ "The alchemy of Nedim Kufi". The Daily Star (Lebanon). 14 February 2006. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=22168#axzz1E2clVFpp. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Rebuilding the damage; From painful past, Iraqi artist creates fragile beauty". Boston Herald. 29 September 2003. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/415318801.html?dids=415318801:415318801&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+29%2C+2003&author=Mary+Jo+Palumbo&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Rebuilding+the+damage%3B+From+painful+past%2C+Iraqi+artist+creates+fragile+beauty&pqatl=google. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 

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