Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
Born in Khorfakkan, 1962 and lives in Khorfakkan, UAE
One of the five pioneering conceptual artists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim is well-regarded for his work inspired by the landscape of his country. Ibrahim was part of the first generation of contemporary artists alongside Hassan Sharif and Abdullah Al Saadi to emerge from the country in the late 1980s, at a time when the visual arts weren’t valued. Ibrahim won the first prize for Sculpture at the Sharjah Biennial in 1999 and 2001. His work demonstrates his interest in the barren, rocky landscape of the UAE. Handcrafted objects like in his sculpture Untitled (2020) look like primitive tools or bones and give the appearance of archaeological artifacts. His works on paper including White Form on Black (2016) have writing and shapes evocative of cave paintings. His work has been exhibited at the Sharjah Biennial and Venice Biennale and is in the collections of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and Sharjah Art Foundation.
Ibrahim employs a variety of artistic means to create works that often bring him in direct contact with nature. Hashed leaves, clay, paper, glue are among the materials that appear in Ibrahim’s paintings, which reflect on his academic background in archaeology and psychology. A long-time member of Emirates Fine Art Society, Ibrahim founded in 1997 the Art Atelier in the Khorfakan Art Centre. He has held solo shows in the UAE and has taken part in group shows in countries including Germany, France and Holland.
Maraya Art Centre