The Birth Painting

Born in 1977, his artistic legacy extends from the vision of the Mesopotamian ancestors, its vagueness civilization, its splendor history and horrifying present. The silence discourse, the gaze of his figures and the odd objects in his paintings are nothing but a live metaphor from the past. At the age of 14 Sinan practiced the art by sketching portraits of friends and family. His artist and musician father recognized the talent and encouraged Sinan to continue his art journey. After several years of self studying and observing the classic, the modern and the contemporary artists, Sinan joined the Iraqi Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad, took his talent to the next level and obtained a bachelor degree in the fine art. Soon after graduation in 2004 he fled Baghdad because of the war and the vicious sectarian violence that almost ended his life three times before he decided to leave his home and family for good to find refuge in Kuwait and eventually in the United States. The nostalgia and the search for a new home have enriched and shaped Sinan’s paintings. Since early 2004 he participated and exhibited in many important art shows in the middle east, Europe and the United States. His artwork is collected by middle eastern and Arab gulf royalty, governments and private collectors around the world. Artist Statement “I see, I feel, I listen and I speak with the souls in between the two worlds. They are surrounding me, they are everywhere. They leave our reality trying to search for new haven, better place full of joy and friends. Yet, they are lifeless there because their bodies are still here. Yes, I am in between two worlds.