10 most amazing artworks by Hassan Sharif

Sharif is widely regarded as among the UAE's foremost artists (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
Sharif early works in the 1970s included drawing caricatures for UAE newspapers (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
Sharif receive a diploma in fine art at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
He returned to the UAE shortly after graduating in 1984 (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
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In 1984 Sharif founded the Emirates Fine Art Society (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
He founded Art Atelier in the Youth Theater and Arts, Dubai in 1987 (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
His collections were displayed at the Guggenheim in New York, Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, and a number of other locations
His most recent solo exhibitions took place in the IVDE Gallery in Dubai and the gbAgency in Paris in 2015. (Photos sourced from Hassan Sharif's website)
"For me art is not about expression, nostalgic, feelings, romantic or utopia, but art is a decision, I decide when and how to work.": Sharif once said in an interview to Qanatare magazine
In a statement to Khaleej Times, Gallery Isabellle Van den Eynde - which represented Sharif in Dubai - said "The legacy of his artistic journey will inspire artists and audiences, having left an indelible mark on Middle Eastern art history and the global art world."

Published: Tue 20 Sep 2016, 10:23 AM

Last updated: Tue 20 Sep 2016, 6:16 PM

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