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Said Adrus
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUganda, United Kingdom Edit
Name wey dem give amSaid Edit
Family nameAdrus Edit
Ein date of birth1958 Edit
Place dem born amKampala Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish, German, French, Hindi, Gujarati Edit
Ein occupationpainter, video artist Edit
Educate forNottingham Trent University Edit
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Said Adrus (born 1958) be an Ugandan-born British multidisciplinary artist.[1][2] Adrus live insyd de UK, Switzerland, den oda countries insyd Europe.[2]

Biography

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Na Gujarati Muslim parents born Adrus[3] insyd 1958 insyd Kampala, Uganda,[1][2] in what was at the time known as ‘British East Africa’.[2] Ein family move der na e be part of de British colonial project of moving South Asian people to East Africa make dem build railways.[2] Dem then move go Switzerland, wer dem dey still live.[2][3] Adrus then move go Britain,[3] due to Idi Amin expel de descendants of Gujarati indentured labourers, chaw move go de UK.[2][4]

Adrus get a BA(Hons) insyd Fine Art dem award by de Nottingham Trent Polytechnic.[2] He be a polyglot, wey he dey speak German, French, Hindi, Gujarati den English.[3]

During de 1980s, na dem describe ein imagery as computer paintings for canvas top.[3] He later turn to mixed media den multi-media ways of working, dey experiment plus de moving image den screen projection.[2] Since 2015, he dey combine ein digital media work plus various materials wey dey allude to ein voyage from African den Asian coastlines to de Western hemisphere, wey dey describe migration den emigration insyd de modern setting.[5]

He dey reference Andy Warhol as an influence to ein collage work, wey dey compare Warhol ein parodying of Western art conventions to ein pushing of de boundaries of painting while dey keep ein elements.[3]

Works

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Group exhibitions

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  • 1985: Eastern Views: Works by Young Asian Artists from the Midlands[6]
  • 1985: Three Asian Artists[6]
  • 1988: Black Art: Plotting the Course[6]
  • 1988: Paintings by Said Adrus - Ceramics by Louise Block, Horizon Gallery, London.[6]
  • 1990: In Focus[6]
  • 1990: In Sight, in View[6]
  • 1990: "Let the Canvas Come to Life with Dark Faces”[6]
  • 1991: History and Identity: Seven Painters[6]
  • 1992: Black People and the British Flag[6]
  • 1992: Crossing Black Waters[6]
  • 1993: Transition of Riches[6][2]
  • 2008: Next We Change Earth[7][8]
  • 2011: Recreating the Archive[9]

Reviews, articles, den texts

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  • 1990: ‘It Ain’t Ethnic’, Black Arts in London, no. 128, (1–30 September), 5.[6]

Talks den events

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Recordings: A Select Bibliography of Contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art (PDF). London: The Institute of International Visual Arts (inIVA) in collaboration with the Chelsea College of Arts. 1996. p. 43. ISBN 1899846069.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 "Diaspora-artists: View details". new.diaspora-artists.net. Retrieved 2022-01-19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Adrus, Said; Akmut, Nilofar; Burman, Chila Kumari; Chuhan, Jagjit; Ghosh, Amal; Natt, Sarbjit; Patel, Anuradha; Patti, Symrath (1993). Transition of riches. Birmingham: Birmingham City Museum & Art Gallery; Smith Art Gallery & Museum; Southampton Art Gallery. pp. 46–49, 55.
  4. ↑ "Uganda: Forty Years After Idi Amin Expelled Asians". International Business Times. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  5. ↑ "'Entry prohibited…' features artists of The Other | EAPGROUP | Eastern Art Report International Magazine of the Arts Founded 1989 | News, Articles, Features, Book and Exhibition Reviews, Listings" (in British English). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Recordings: A Select Bibliography of Contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art (PDF) (in English). London: The Institute of International Visual Arts (inIVA) in collaboration with the Chelsea College of Arts. 1996. p. 43. ISBN 1899846069.
  7. ↑ "NEXT WE CHANGE EARTH". www.nae.org.uk (in English). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  8. ↑ "Diaspora-artists: View details". new.diaspora-artists.net. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  9. ↑ "SAID ADRUS - Recreating the Archive (EN) - BRS". Berner Rassismusstammtisch (in German). 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  10. ↑ "Ausstellungsraum Klingental". ausstellungsraum.ch. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  11. ↑ "SCH – K A D I A T O U D I A L L O" (in American English). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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