Abu Kamara

BIO Billy Kamara  Lives in Alexandria Virginia USA but grows up in the land of the Pharaohs, he is mixed from Sierra Leonean father and Egyptian mother 11/19/1974, which gives him a chance to be open for multicultural thinking nature. He learned to draw paint from his English literature professor father at four years old and hasn’t stopped since. Inspired by the works of Renaissance artists, the quiet energy within his art captures a palpable sensation of both light and movement. The paintings’…See all

BIO Billy Kamara  Lives in Alexandria Virginia USA but grows up in the land of the Pharaohs, he is mixed from Sierra Leonean father and Egyptian mother 11/19/1974, which gives him a chance to be open for multicultural thinking nature. He learned to draw paint from his English literature professor father at four years old and hasn’t stopped since. Inspired by the works of Renaissance artists, the quiet energy within his art captures a palpable sensation of both light and movement. The paintings’ range esoteric symbols, figure, portrait, landscapes and nature. After graduating from Faculty of Fine Arts - Helwan University - Cairo, Egypt 1999, Billy began a career as a Realist painter besides working as a graphic designer. Starting out, he focused on paintings of symbolism blending with figure, painting on Michelangelo as an influence. It was then that the effects of light became and stayed a key ingredient in his paintings. The paintings capture a deeper meaning of human relationship and energy in symbolic scenes, as many of the titles would suggest, such as “The Tetrahedron– Kiss of infinity” or “The moon receiving sunlight”. They grip you by inviting you in familiar symbols in a dreamy note showing your subconscious emotions. He has exhibited in many group and solo shows in Cairo, as well as Alexandria, and Luxor, Egypt. His work is included in numerous private and public collections, besides the countless art projects in theaters, video clips and commercials. See less