Akbar Khorasani (born 1961) is a prominent Afghan-Ukrainian painter.[1][2]
Life
Khorasani was born in Uruzgan in Afghanistan and was drafted into the army in Kabul before going to art school in Ukraine in 1986. During his studies, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, rendering him unable to return; in 1996 he was recognized as a refugee. He became a Ukrainian citizen in 2003.[3]
His work is held in private collections in Asia, Europe, and the United States.[3] He is considered one of the painters of the second golden age of Realism in Afghanistan, along with Karim Shah Khan, Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Ghulam Mohieddin Shabnam, Mohammad Maimanagi and Hafiz Pakzad.[4]
References
- ^ "Painting and Sculpture in Afghanistan: Past and Present". BBC News (in Persian).
- ^ "Meet Hazara-Ukrainian Artist Akbar Khurasani". Hazara International. 16 October 2011.
- ^ a b Prokopchuk, Natalia (2004-01-22). "No paint, no gain" for Afghan artist in Ukraine". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "نگاهی بر نقاشی و پیکرتراشی در گذشته و حال افغانستان". BBC News (in Persian).
- Gibney, Mark (2010). Global Refugee Crisis: A Reference Handbook (2nd ed.). pp. 151–152. ISBN 9781598844566.
- "Rêves afghans d'Akbar" (in French). La Liberté. 2009-05-15.
- "Den Künstler Khurasani zieht es in den Ruhrpott" (in German). Südkurier. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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