Muatasim H. Omer
Sudan, 1957
Person TypeIndividual
United States of America (USA), 1937 - 2015
BiographyMuatasim H. Omer teaches at the College of Fine and applied Art in Khartoum. He feels it his duty to give hope to his students through his own work by creating other horizons or dimensions for them to think about. Being a devout Sufi, Muatasim believes that people need to love and accept each other, and above all that the younger generations need to learn to discuss and carry on dialogues so that they can better understand each other. Muatasim uses many symbols in his work and as you view his work, you are immediately confronted with a sense of mysticism. Figures appear and disappear into the background; areas of fog shroud images, and prismatic colors give an uplifting feeling of hope. In Ebony Forest Muatasim laments that man does not have more consideration for nature.
