Famous Pop Art Artists in Dubai
Dubai is a vibrant nation that is beaming with life and people from all walks of life coming from different parts of the world. Its art culture is also growing and more and more artists are rising in the country. Here in this article we talk about the famous pop art artists in Dubai:
1. Suzi Nassif
She is a female artist that is not just famous in Dubai alone but across the globe for the amazing works of art that she done on the art scene worldwide. She is a renowned artist that creates various forms of artwork. Among some of her famous works of art include her surreal pieces, nude-surreal pieces as well as pop art paintings. She is natively from Lebanon but she fled her country when it was experiencing civil war during her early years when growing up. She has grown to become one of the most amazing female pop art artists of all time.
2. Dina Saadi
Her style is influenced by pop art and her passion is bright colors as well as patterns. She was born in Moscow but was briefly raised in Damascus, Syria but eventually she moved to Dubai in 2012. She studied visual communications at the Damascus University of Fine Arts and graduated in 2009. Between 2006 and 2015, she has participated in a number of workshops, competitions, and festivals across the Middle East, the US and Europe. She has won several awards something that has earned her widespread recognition.
3. Maajed Ahmed
He is originally from Saudi Arabian city of Mecca but he currently lives in Dubai. He has been drawing since the year 2007. He is known to have been involved on a number of portraiture something that has earned recognition in Dubai and beyond. Apart from portrait art, he is also widely known for his creations of Arabic graffiti commonly referred to as ‘caligrafiti’. Due to his Mecca roots, Maajed is known to be so spiritual and much of his work contains religious messages.
4. Maisoon Al Saleh
She is one of the famous and leading female portrait artists in Dubai. She is the few native pop art artists of Dubai who was born and raised there. Her portrait style is that of surrealism she mainly focuses on the modern and traditional Emirati culture. Several of her portrait works of art involves human and animal skeletons. She began her career as an artist in 2008 and since then, she has been an amazing female artist.
5. Saeed Khalifa
He began his work as a digital photography artist in Dubai but he has now diversified into other mediums of art. He now also creates portrait art and his first solo exhibition was held in 2001 at the Ara Gallery, Dubai. Even though he is a young artist, he is one of the most highly skilled and talented artists in Dubai. He has created amazing pieces of artwork that has earned him respect amongst so many Emiratis and even beyond the emirates.
