Faezeh Mohammed Hassan (born 1972) is an Emirati artist. She creates artworks that foster Emirati and Arab culture. Her artistic style deeply resonates with her Emirati heritage.[1]
Biography
Faezah Mohammed Hassan grew up in the UAE. Her art studio is situated in her home in Sharjah, the city that serves as inspiration for most of her artworks. Despite being a self-taught artist who discovered a passion for art in her later years, her paintings have captured the attention of audiences not only in the United Arab Emirates but also across the globe. The German Oriental artist Gustav Bauernfeind (1848–1904) deeply influences her work. At first she started experimenting with the techniques of impressionism, but it's her mentor, Mahmoud Azadnia, who helped her find her own artistic expression—a unique Arab realism. She truly respects the work of the 19th-century French artist Gustave Courbet in this regard. She likes to paint outdoor places such as deserts, traditional Arab houses, and Emirati women with the traditional Emirati burqa. The dominant colors and shades on most of her artworks is ochre. In her interview for the Gulf Today, she stated:
I love ochre colour, with some reddish pigment - which is one of the world’s oldest pigments. I feel it symbolises happiness, warmth and the earth itself. I see this colour all over the UAE such as in the desert, in architecture, traditional jewellery, the sun, traditional embroidery, in spices, in Emirati food…[2]
Faezeh is famous for her celebrity portraits. The most famous is the portrait of Bodour bint Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi and of Monica Belucci, (inspired by John Singer Sargent's portrait “Madame X”), a portrait that won this year's Peru Bienal.[3] She is also famous or plein-air-art, where she incorporates vibrant colours and dynamic outdoor light scenes that mirror the country's warmth and happiness through the beauty of its landscapes and traditions.
She received a special mention at the Euro Expo Art,[4] organized in the NeoArtGallery in the setting of Vernice Art Fair in Forlì (Italy).
So far she participated in many UAE and international exhibitions (virtual and physical). She especially left a mark in the UAE art scene by participating in the exhibition that celebrates Emirati Women's Day,[5] as her art celebrates the Emirati women, emphesizing their role in preservation of the Emirati cultural heritage.
Exibitions
Physical
2023
- Royal Web Events: August 28, Breathe Creativity Group on Emirati Women’s Day, UAE
