Julia Yakobi

Firas Albasry was born in Basra ( Iraq ).  He received a Diploma of the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts (Department of Sculpture) in 1977 and MFA in Sculpture and PhD from the Kiev State Art Institute, Ukraine in 1987. Albasry is a Member of Society of Fine Iraqi Art; a Member of the Teachers…

 Artist Statement   ‘I See Mountains’ – in 2010 I found myself on a new journey, this time travelling through the land of giants, the Rocky Mountains of the Western Canadian landscape. I felt utterly alone in this hauntingly impressive landscape, as I watched the sunrise paint these snowy peaks. Casting shadows and vivid colours…