Nasir Chura
Syria, b.1926-1992
One of the Syrian pioneers of modern art, Nasir Shoura left in 1939 to Italy to pursue his art studies but was obliged to return because of W.W.II. Between 1943 and 1947, he joined the School of Fine Arts in Cairo. Shoura believed in the concept of “art for art’s sake” and was the leader of Syrian Impressionism that he continued to promote among his colleagues, secondary school students and later at the College of Fine Arts in Damascus. The majority of his work consists mainly of impressionistic, Syrian countryside landscapes in muted colours, and organically patterned surfaces.
