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Born 1975 Baghdad, Iraq. Known for: War themed painting and drawing, abstraction, symbolism.
During the first Gulf War, Ahmed Alsoudani, who lives in Berlin, Germany, fled to Syria before claiming asylum in America. Through his paintings and drawings he approaches the subject of war through... Read full biography
During the first Gulf War, Ahmed Alsoudani, who lives in Berlin, Germany, fled to Syria before claiming asylum in America. Through his paintings and drawings he approaches the subject of war through aesthetics. Citing great artists of the past such as Goya and George Grosz whose work has become the... Read full biography
During the first Gulf War, Ahmed Alsoudani, who lives in Berlin, Germany, fled to Syria before claiming asylum in America. Through his paintings and drawings he approaches the subject of war through aesthetics. Citing great artists of the past such as Goya and George Grosz whose work has become the lasting consciousness of the atrocities of the 19th and 20th centuries, Alsoudani's inspiration comes directly from his own experiences as a child, as well as his concerns over contemporary global... Read full biography
During the first Gulf War, Ahmed Alsoudani, who lives in Berlin, Germany, fled to Syria before claiming asylum in America. Through his paintings and drawings he approaches the subject of war through aesthetics. Citing great artists of the past such as Goya and George Grosz whose work has become the lasting consciousness of the atrocities of the 19th and 20th centuries, Alsoudani's inspiration comes directly from his own experiences as a child, as well as his concerns over contemporary global conflicts. In We Die Out Of Hand, the earthy background sets the stage for dreary prison gloom, while hooded figures are obliterated through mercilessly violent gestures, insinuating the horrors of Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay with exquisite and... Read full biography
During the first Gulf War, Ahmed Alsoudani, who lives in Berlin, Germany, fled to Syria before claiming asylum in America. Through his paintings and drawings he approaches the subject of war through aesthetics. Citing great artists of the past such as Goya and George Grosz whose work has become the lasting consciousness of the atrocities of the 19th and 20th centuries, Alsoudani's inspiration comes directly from his own experiences as a child, as well as his concerns over contemporary global conflicts. In We Die Out Of Hand, the earthy background sets the stage for dreary prison gloom, while hooded figures are obliterated through mercilessly violent gestures, insinuating the horrors of Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay with exquisite and torturous beauty. Alsoudani executes his works with a raw physicality, using materials such as paint and charcoal in an... Read full biography