Basil Alkazzi
Basil Alkazzi ((Arabic: باسل القزي; born 1938), be Kuwait-born British visual artist, of Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti heritage. As a painter dem know am for metaphysical den spiritual abstract paintings.[1][2] He live insyd London den New York City.[1]
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Name wey dem give am | Basil |
| Ein date of birth | 23 April 1938 |
| Place dem born am | Kuwait |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | painter, visual artist |
| Residence | Monaco |
| Dema official website | http://www.basilalkazzi.com/home_2.html |
| Artist files at | Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library |
Biography
editNa dem born Basil Alkazzi insyd 1938, for ship top insyd de sea wey dey travel from Kuwait to Britain.[3] Ein poppie Hamed Ali Alkazzi, na he be merchant wey komot Arab family.[4] Insyd ein early kiddie time, na he be artistic wey he be interested insyd de arts. Alkazzi attend de Central School of Art insyd London.[5]
Insyd de 1960s, Alkazzi work plus de human figure as a subject; wey after he paint for chaw years, de figure appear make he stretch out into de skyline anaa he cam turn unrecognizable forms.[6]
He get a solo exhibition insyd 1989 at de Springfield Art Center insyd Springfield, Illinois.[2] Ein solo exhibition, "An Odyessy of Dreams" (2014) Judith K. Brodsky wey curate am wey dem display am at de Sheldon Museum of Art insyd Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
Insyd 1986, he establish de Basil Alkazzi Scholarship at de Royal College of Art insyd London; den a year later insyd 1987, he establish de Basil H. Alkazzi Award for young den emerging American painters.[3] Thru de New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Alkazzi establish insyd 2010 two biennial awards.[3]
Collections den archives
editEin work dey insyd museum collections, wey dey include at de Metropolitan Museum of Art insyd New York City;[7] de Art Institute of Chicago;[8] de Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University insyd St. Louis;[9] de Neuberger Museum of Art insyd Purchase, New York;[10] den at de Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art insyd Kansas City.[11] Dem fi find ein artist files at de Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, den de Smithsonian American Art den Portrait Gallery Library.
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Beautiful paintings explore the spiritual at Sheldon". Lincoln Journal Star. July 13, 2014. pp. D6. Retrieved 2024-06-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hays, Jim (1989-03-13). "Artist seeks to explore spiritual themes". Springfield News-Sun. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Through color and biomorphic forms, artwork at Rider University evokes the spirit". WHYY-TV PBS (in American English). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ↑ Wykes-Joyce, Max (1982). The Art of Basil Alkazzi. Drian Galleries. p. 5.
- ↑ Art and Artists (in English). Hansom Books. 1984. p. 34.
- ↑ Alkazzi, Basil; Kuspit, Donald Burton (2013). Basil Alkazzi: An Odyssey of Dreams : a Decade of Paintings 2003-2012. Scala. ISBN 978-1-85759-876-6.
- ↑ "Basil Alkazzi, Transmutation III". The Metropolitan Museum of Art (in English). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ↑ "Basil Alkazzi". The Art Institute of Chicago (in English). 1938. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ↑ "Voyage into Remembrance". Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ↑ "Artist Provides Major Gift to Fund NEU Acquisitions". Purchase College (in English). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ↑ "Basil Alkazzi". The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (in English). Retrieved 2024-06-24.