Mount Hamm Painting

Art has been in my vein since early childhood, when I spent my summers in the village of my grandfather’s, observing the magnificent landscapes. My name is Hagher Ghebremariam; I am a self-taught and self-employed artist from Canada, with over 15 years of experience. Initially, I came from a small country in eastern Africa, Eritrea. When I produce a work of art, I often try to portray issues or feelings that are intimately related to me, and/or ideas that create the excitement or challenge that intrigue me to address them. The main themes or subjects of my paintings are mostly abstract and semi-abstract realism art, such as landscapes, portraits, and still lives. With regards to the materials I use, in the past, I used watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints, although lately, I have focused more on the last two types of paint. When I create a work of art, I always tend to learn and draw inspiration from personal experience and empirical research. Most of my creative thinking and work are highly influenced and shaped by my studies with a master's degree in international relations. I managed to become deeply familiar with the complex and dynamic field of global politics, economics, and socio-historical issues in the era of globalization. Currently, my abstract artistic practice, therefore, revolves around understanding, knowledge, and practice driven by the main subject and interest in issues related to human rights violations, environmental crises, and climate change, such as deforestation, desertification, overpopulation, pollution, and also wastes disposal and global warming.