Sudanese artist Mutaz Al-Fateh shows one of his paintings made with colours derived from coffee grounds. Photo: AFP
Sudanese artist Mutaz al-Fateh creates vibrant pictures with special ingredients; the paint he uses is made with colours derived from coffee grounds, tea leaves and shavings of fruit peel.
"I have a special vision in art," the 39-year-old said, surrounded by his eclectic art hung on the walls of his gallery in the capital Khartoum. "I am particularly interested in using natural materials."
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Sudan artist uses nature's colours
Sudanese artist Mutaz Al-Fateh shows one of his paintings made with colours derived from coffee grounds. Photo: AFP
Mutaz takes pride in extracting pigments of blue, purple, and red from hibiscus leaves, shades of brown, beige, and gold from coffee grounds, and hues of black and grey from date seeds. Photo: AFP
Mutaz paints with colours derived from natural material. Photo: AFP
For years, Fateh has crafted everything from everyday life images of Sudanese men and women in traditional dress to abstract drawings. Photo: AFP
Paintings by Sudanese artist Mutaz Al-Fateh are pictured at his gallery in Khartoum. Photo: AFP
Mutaz speaks about his way of extracting colours from natural materials at his gallery in Khartoum. Photo: AFP
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