[Liste] Shamsia Hassani The Afghan Artist
She is an afghan graffiti artist and lecturer at the faculty of fine arts kabul university.
Shamsia hassani the afghan artist. Shamsia s works have been exhibited in usa afghanistan india germany denmark switzerland italy turkey and other countries. Painting over the cracks wed 17 sep 2014 13 43. Shamsia hassani was born in 1988 in iran. Armed with cans of spray paint 28 year old afghan graffiti artist shamsia hassani ventures into the streets of kabul to create feminist murals on the walls of abandoned bombed out buildings. Hassani studied the art of graffiti in kabul in december 2010 during a workshop hosted by chu a graffiti artist from the united kingdom. Her art gives afghan women a different face a face with power ambitions and willingness to achieve goals. Following the workshop hassani began to practice street art on walls in the streets of kabul.
She has motivated hundreds of afghans to bring in their creativity through her graffiti festivals art classes exhibitions in nine countries of three continents around the world. Shamsia hassani one of afghanistan s first female street artists is aiming to make the country she calls home famous with art not by war with her vibrant murals depicting women as strong independent figures. 1988 tehran iran is a graffiti artist and a lecturer of fine arts at kabul university afghanistan. In her graffiti shamsia often paints women in burqas women without burqas with their eyes closed and fish which are symbols of the atmosphere flowing around her and her own life experiences. Shamsia hassani a painter who teaches at kabul university is also a graffiti artist who ventures into the streets of afghanistan to create murals. This is the official website of afghanistan s first graffiti artist shamsia hassani. A lecturer at kabul university the afghan graffiti artist is known internationally for her stunning murals depicting the identity of females in a male dominated.
Her profound imagery on ruined buildings reflects a series of stories mostly the case of women in afghanistan. She received her bachelor s degree in arts in 2010 and master s degree in visual arts in 2014 from kabul university. About shamsia hassani born april 1988 is the first female graffiti artist of afghanistan. She could be the first female afghan graffiti artist who has taken streets of kabul as her canvas.