Shehzad dawood biography of martin
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Ben Uri Research Unit
Born:1974 London, England
Other name/s: Dr Shezad Dawood
Biography
Artist Shezad Dawood was born in London in 1974.
He is a second-generation immigrant born to a Pakistani mother and an Indian father, while also being brought up by an Irish stepmother.
Shehzad dawood biography of martin
He studied at Central Saint Martin’s and earned his MA from the Royal College of Art in 2000, followed by a PhD in Fine Art from the School of Arts at Leeds Metropolitan University (now Leeds Beckett University) in 2008, with a dissertation titled ‘The Killing of Chief Crazy Horse: A Metaphorical Allegory in Three Parts.’
The exploration of his Pakistani-Indian-Irish family cultural heritage plays a central role in his art.
Drawing on modern European and American aesthetics and engaging with his own experiences with different cultures, Dawood undertakes a sharp critique of identity in his work. At the heart of his practice is an interest in weaving together stories, alternate realities, and symbols to cre