Nour Elbasuni is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with themes surrounding gender politics, cultural perceptions, representation, spiritual philosophy, and the human condition. Her most recent series explore, and question, the orientalist legacies while proposing an alternative narrative to gender role representation.
Nour Elbasuni’s artistic practice is influenced by her research on visual culture and psychology that informs her creative approach. She draws inspiration from different painting traditions and various forms of symbolism to create visually soothing imagery which compliments her conceptual processes.
Born in Qatar in the mid-90s to Egyptian parents, Nour Elbasuni used the culturally diverse environment in Qatar to immerse herself in various expressions of culture and heritage, eventually using it as an essential part of her artworks. Nour graduated with a degree in Fine arts majoring in Painting and Printmaking and Minoring in Art History from VCUarts Qatar and is currently a Juris Doctor student in the College of Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University.