About Said Adrus
Born 1958. Said Adrus is an Ugandan and British painter and video artist.
Said Adrus (born 1958) is an Ugandan-born British multidisciplinary artist.
Adrus has a BA(Hons) degree in Fine Art awarded by the Nottingham Trent Polytechnic.
He references Andy Warhol as an influence to his collage work, comparing Warhol's parodying of Western art conventions to his pushing of the boundaries of painting while keeping its elements. 1985: Three Asian Artists 2008: Next We Change Earth 2011: Recreating the Archive
Reviews, articles, and texts 1990: "It Ain't Ethnic", Black Arts in London, no. 128,(1–30 September), 5.
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Who is Said Adrus?
Ugandan-British artist (born 1958)
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Said Adrus was born in 1958 in Kampala.
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Said Adrus is a painter and video artist.
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Said Adrus is Ugandan and British.
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