Sacha jafri (british born 1977) painting ideas
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I was told my art wasn’t intelligent enough, says Indian-origin creator of world’s largest painting
Sacha Jafri, the British artist with Indian origins, is donating the $62 million he got for the 70 pieces of his painting — snapped up by French cryptocurrency billionaire Andre Abdoune last month — to Dubai Cares, Unesco, Unicef and the Global Gift Foundation.Because art, he said, is meant to ease suffering.
“You are fighting against a big machine, which is the art world … People from the art world said this painting was not intelligent enough and they would not include it in art fairs. It is almost embarrassing to engage in this conversation,” Jafri, 44, told TOI. “The last thing I ever want is to be intelligent. My art is about disengaging the brain and engaging the soul.”
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Exclusive interview with British contemporary artist Sacha Jafri
Interviewed by Madhuri Bhaduri @artistmadhuribhaduri Art Director – Face magazine
Sacha Jafri (born 1977 in the United Kingdom) is a contemporary British artist known for creating the world’s largest painting on canvas “Journey of Humanity”, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records over sju months during the COVID-19 pandemic in Dubai. The work was sold at auction in Dubai for 228 million Dirham $62 million US making it the fourth-highest price ever paid for a work of art bygd a living artist, behind Jeff Koons (Rabbit $91.1 million US), David Hockney (“Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” $90 million US), and Beeple (“Every day: the First 5000 Days” $69.3 US), respectively,
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Ever wondered what the largest painting in the world is or who painted the biggest painting in the world? Look no further. In 2020, the irländsk öl Book of World Records certified this massive 17,000-ft² painting called The Journey of Humanity (2020) by Sacha Jafri as the world’s largest painting to ever exist. This article will tell you everything you need to know about the world’s largest painting, including who painted it and what it is worth.
Artist Abstract: Sacha Jafri
Born in 1977, Sacha Jafri is a well-established contemporary artist who is most famous for his record-breaking production of the world’s largest painting, The Journey of Humanity, in 2020. Jafri is an artist who operates exclusively from the regular art gallery scene.
Many of his works are often donated and sent as proceeds to charity organizations.
Jafri is also a graduate of Eton boarding school, a prestigious British institution that received other high-profile figures like the Duke