Proof that magic can happen with a catalogue of two inspired artists and a bustling trio Published: May 24, 2021 14:29 Tanya Kassab Portrait of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim Image Credit: The Kurator
The UAE has given birth to five conceptual artists who formed its first generation of contemporary artists in the early ‘80s, and artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim is one of them. The 58-year-old Khor Fakkan native is part of the UAE’s first generation of artists, those who dared back when visual arts were not seen as culturally valuable and weren’t even taught at university.
And yet, this once-police officer gave up a serious practice in 1986 for a world of color and expression upon meeting his mentor, the late artist Hassan Sharif. He then became a founding member of the Emirates Fine Art Society and created Art Atelier at the Khor Fakkan Art Centre.