"The creation of a painting is an ambivalent experience,
which is equally sweet and painful.
I work and work, the works challenge me,
but I never give up."
The painter Osso was born in 1982 in the Syrian metropolis of Al-Hasakah, left his parental home at the age of 16 and studied at the art academies in Damascus and Beirut, where he graduated with honors.
Driven by a longing for political and artistic freedom and the admiration of European greats such as Egon Schiele and Amedeo Modigliani, Osso decided to flee, which led him first to Ukraine and later to Russia, before landing in Vienna, his longed-for heart city, in 2008. It inspires the empathic artist again and again and brings his profound visions to life.
As a commuter between different cultures and worlds, as a personality with extraordinary strength, Osso accepts political realities and draws the necessary consequences. His move to his new homeland offered him the appropriate framework for his artistic work - far away from any restrictive, political repression. A freedom he had been dreaming of for a long time! A true ray of hope for the charismatic bearer of hope to secure his future.
Since 1995, Osso has demonstrated his skills in numerous exhibitions, not only in his native Syria and Lebanon, but also in Saudi Arabia, Germany and Austria. Particularly noteworthy are his exhibitions at the Museum of Folklore and the International Institute for Peace in Vienna.
The artist lives and works in Vienna.