Nour Elbasuni Egyptian, b. 1994
Biography
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.
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Press
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(The Art Newspaper) Art Paris tient ses « promesses »
The Art Newspaper, April 26, 2024 -
(The Art Newspaper) At Art Paris 2024, a Focus on ‘the French Scene’
The Art newspaper, April 26, 2024 -
(The Steidz) Art Paris Art Fair : les 10 artistes à retenir
The Steidz, April 26, 2024 -
(Artnet) At Art Paris 2024, a Focus on ‘the French Scene’
Artnet, March 16, 2024 -
At Art Paris 2024, a Focus on ‘the French Scene’
Artnet, March 14, 2024 -
(BeauxArts) 5 galeries coups de cœur à découvrir lors de Menart Fair!
Maïlys Celeux-Lanval , BeauxArts, November 2, 2023 -
(Middle East Eye) EN IMAGES : Menart Fair, l’art du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient s’invite à Paris
Selma Chougar, Middle East Eye, September 21, 2023 -
(Jdeed) MENART Fair is back to Paris | What you shouldn’t miss
Jdeed Magazine, September 14, 2023 -
(Middle East Eye) Menart Fair, l’art du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient s’invite à Paris
Selma Chougar, Middle East Eye, September 14, 2023 -
(Art Media Agency) Nour El Basuni rejoint la galerie Hunna Art
Diotima Schuck, Art Media Agency, February 18, 2023