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2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-80
Author(s):  
Karen A. Scott
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of California

Ahmad, Yousef (1955–)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samia Touati
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Modern Art ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Museum Of Modern Art ◽  
Art Appreciation ◽  
Master Of Fine Arts ◽  
Instrumental Role

A writer, an art advisor, and an artist, Yousef Ahmad has contributed significantly to the evolution of art in Qatar. Ahmad took upon himself the responsibility to document and archive the development of art in Qatar. Ahmad has developed an innovative style of calligraphic painting, whereby numerous letters and words are transformed into abstract signs and manifest abstract arrangements. Being more inclined to create large-scale works, Ahmad depicts Arabic words in their variety of shapes with a particular focus on the construction of his composition. In 1982, Ahmad traveled to the United States, where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Mills College, University of California. Following his return to Qatar, Ahmad taught art appreciation for more than twenty years at Qatar University, where he met His Excellency Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al Thani. Sharing an avid love for art with HE Sheikh Hassan, Ahmad has played an instrumental role in collecting a variety of artworks which constitute the major collections of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and the Orientalist Museum. He also acted as the first director for Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, then named the Museum of Arab Art.

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