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Lion and animals
Nurdin Adam Shaban
ca. 15" x 12", framed
acrylic on canvas
$150
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Zebra and birds
Nurdin Adam Shaban
ca. 35" x 24", framed
acrylic on canvas
$190
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Leopard and birds
Nurdin Adam Shaban
ca. 35" x 24", framed
acrylic on canvas
$190
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Biography
Nurdin Adam Shaban, born in the early 1970s, is an artist from Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania, who paints in the tinga tinga popular style of his
country. He became interested in painting at age 12 while a primary
school student. He was forced to leave secondary school because of his
family's inability to pay the costs of school. He enrolled in a painting
class and began to paint full time, working for shops in Dar es Salaam,
Arusha, and Zanzibar. He has since traveled to the neighboring countries
of Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya to paint. He has participated in exhibitions
in Tanzania and Uganda. He now tutors young artists and runs his own
shop in Arusha, Tanzania.
Tinga Tinga style
Tinga Tinga is a popular style of art originated in Tanzania in the
1950s. The style is named after its original painter, Edward S. Tinga
Tinga, who began to paint in this style under the influence of popular
painters from Zaire. The themes of the pictures include African wildlife,
village and market scenes, and scenes of modern life. The paintings
are done in oil (or acrylic) on canvas. The style also includes pictures
on bowls, trays, postcards, and other items.
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