About “ Abdul Hamid”
I was born on 9 December 1954. I spent my childhood in Varanasi and Nanihal, Uttar Pradesh. I did Master in Fine Arts from Visual Fine Arts, Banaras Hindu University.
My understanding of art was guided by good masters from time to time. Due to lack of family financials, I had to work part-time in a photography studio to meet expenses. There, negative retouch, black and white photograph, color, and photofinishing work were found.
I had to struggle a lot. I used to sketch at the railway station at night and practiced sketching in and around the Ghats of Banaras during Sunday and other holidays. I was impressed by the photography lights of the owner of the photography studio Shri. Dharamveer, whose work was closely resembled to Dutch’s great artist Rembrandt.
I got acquainted with Vincent van Gogh after the great artist Rembrandt because I used textures like him. When I turned my attention to his style, I incorporated his technique into my style in the studio. Both of these great Artists have been ideal from my beginning, although my wo...
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