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| Habib Idris, painter |
In keeping with the random yet the synchronicity of life, I
ran into an old college friend in SoHo on Wednesday. I knew
he painted but wasn’t aware of the extent of his work. I was also witness to
the effect his creations have on people; a mother and daughter walked by and
were instantly drawn to one of his mannequin pieces—art admired, art sold. He
was gracious enough to let me interview him right there on the spot.
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Introduce yourself
and tell us what it is you do; what’s your craft?
Habib Idris, from Ghana.
My craft is paint. I paint. I draw. It’s therapy for me. To get
my mind off a lot of things I paint. I don’t consider myself an artist… You can
say I’m an artist but it’s more of a hobby or something that relaxes me than
for money. But in this economy, you gotta do whatever you can to make money,
right? And I’m using what I can. I’m blessed to have a gift where I can
paint or create something so I use that to make a little money for now.
