Farouq Molloy

Farouq Molloy, born Sean Molloy in 1957 in Plymouth, is a British "outsider" artist. [ [http://www.britishoutsiderart.com/artists/farouq_molloy.aspx "Farouq Molloy"] , website of the British Outsider Art exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris] He initially drew on graph paper with a black biro, then began working with colours. His patterned drawings incorporate "Islamic and North African decorative elements", reflecting his conversion to Islam in the early 1990s. [ [http://www.britishoutsiderart.com/artists/farouq_molloy.aspx "Farouq Molloy"] , website of the British Outsider Art exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris]

Molloy's work was exhibited at the Tranquil Minds exhibition in 2004 [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/faith/2004/11/tranquil_minds/farouq_molloy.shtml "My spiritual journey"] , Farouq Molly, British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2004] , and at the British Outsider Art exhibition in Paris in 2008. [ [http://www.britishoutsiderart.com/artists/farouq_molloy.aspx "Farouq Molloy"] , website of the British Outsider Art exhibition at the Halle Saint Pierre in Paris] It was also featured in "Prospect Magazine" n°106, in January 2005. [ [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=6594 "Under the Radar"] , "Prospect"] His artwork may also be seen at the Tate, in the Outsider Collection. [ [http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/outsiderart/artists.htm "Outsider Art"] , Tate]

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/faith/2004/11/tranquil_minds/farouq_molloy.shtml "My spiritual journey"] , Farouq Molly, British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2004
* [http://www.britishoutsiderart.com/artists/farouq_molloy.aspx Examples of Molloy's artwork] , website of the British Outsider Art exhibition in Paris

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