Houria Niati
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Algeria |
| Ein date of birth | 1948 |
| Place dem born am | Khemis Miliana |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | Arabic |
| Ein occupation | contemporary artist |
| Educate for | Camden Art Centre |
| Dema official website | http://www.hourianiati.com |
Houria Niati (dem born am on 1948) be Algerian contemporary artist wey dey live insyd London.[1][2] Niati dey specialize insyd mixed media installations wey dey criticize Western representations den objectification of north African den Middle Eastern women.[3] Ein installations notably get live performances most commonly traditional Algerian music such as Raï, as a key visual representation of Niati ein homeland den culture.[1] Salah M. Hassan further dey detail ein performances, "She uses synthesizers, sound recordings, and special light effects to create a theatrical atmosphere and a vibrant magical environment of sound, body movement, and color."[4] De installations den exhibitions dey join togeda paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, soundtracks, den performances.[1]
Early life den career
[edit | edit source]Niati grow up insyd French-occupied Algeria, wer na dem kill over one million Algerians for resisting occupation.[1] Wen na Niati dey twelve years old, she demonstrate against French colonialism plus ein anti-colonial graffiti, wich land am insyd jail.[1] Niati ein experiences plus de French occupation den eventual revolution of ein people greatly influence ein art later insyd life.[1]
Niati move go London insyd de late 1970s, wey she observe Western art dat wey depict Algerian people, especially women, insyd fictionalize den exotic way.[1] Dis influence ein own depictions of post-colonial cultures, nations, den people.[1] She attend Camden Arts Centre den Croydon College of Art,[5] wey later she go on make she get an MA insyd Fine Arts at Middlesex University.[6]
Exhibitions dem select
[edit | edit source]- 1983: Five Black Women, Africa Centre, London
- 1984: Into the Open: New Painting, Prints and Sculpture by Contemporary Black Artists, Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield[7]
- 1986: From Two Worlds, Whitechapel Gallery, London[7]
- 1988: An Exhibition of Pastels & Paintings by Houria Niati, Africa Centre, London[7]
- 1990: No to the Torture, dem first display at de Cartwright Hall Museum insyd Bradford, England, insyd 1990[1][2]
- 1991: Four x 4, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston[7]
- 1991: Bringing Water from the Fountain, dem first display at de Harris Museum insyd Preston, England, 1991[1][2]
- 2013: Houria Niati: Identity Search, Conway Hall, London, UK[8]
Publications
[edit | edit source]Niati, Houria (1999). "Diverse Bodies of Experiences". In Lloyd, Fran (ed). Contemporary Arab Women's Art: Dialogues of the Present. WAL Women's Art Library. .
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Fairchild Ruggles, D. (2006). Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies. Albany: SUNY Press. p. 243. ISBN 0791493075. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hassan, Salah M (1997). Gendered Visions: The Art of Contemporary Africana Women Artists. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc. p. 9.
- ↑ De Weever, Jacqueline (Spring 2004). "Review: Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies by D. FAIRCHILD RUGGLES". Arthuriana. 14 (1): 114–116. doi:10.1353/art.2004.0029. JSTOR 27870591. S2CID 201754269.
- ↑ Hassan, Salah M. (1997). Gendered Visions. Africa World Press, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0-86543-619-3.
- ↑ Hassan, Salah M. (26 January 2013). "The Installations of Houria Niati". Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. 3 (1): 50–55. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Houria Niati - MA Fine Arts". hourianiati.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Keen, Melanie (1996). Recordings : a select bibliography of contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British art. Elizabeth Ward, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Institute of International Visual Arts. London: Institute of International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design. ISBN 1-899846-06-9. OCLC 36076932.
- ↑ Highet, Juliet (16 September 2013). "Houria Niati: Identity Search". Asharq Al Awsat. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.