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Oswald ("Ossie") Hussein is a Lokono (Arawak) artist from Guyana. Though he occasionally works in other mediums, he is best known for his wooden sculptures which explore various dimensions of Arawak Amerindian culture and tradition.〔 Hussein first achieved national recognition when he won first prize in Guyana's National Exhibition of the Visual Arts in 1989, and since that time he has gone on to become one of Guyana's most celebrated artists and a leading figure in Guyanese sculpture.〔 Along with his half-brother, George Simon, he is one of the most prominent members of the Lokono Artists Group.〔 His work has been displayed in numerous exhibitions in Guyana, Barbados, and the United Kingdom.〔 ==Life== Oswald Hussein was born in St. Cuthbert's Mission (Arawak: Pakuri) in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1954.〔 Hussein first started working in wood carving and sculpture in the 1960s. In 1988, he joined an art and design workshop in St. Cuthbert's that was founded and led by his half-brother George Simon when the latter returned to Guyana after studying art in the UK.〔 The workshop in St. Cuthbert's enabled a number of local artists, including Hussein, to develop their skills; and as the national reputation of these artists grew, they came to be known as the Lokono Artists' group. Hussein's involvement in the Lokono Artists Group and the St. Cuthbert's workshop marked the beginning of his rise to national, and later international success.〔 In 1989 he won first prize in Guyana's National Exhibition of the Visual Arts with his sculpture ''Massasekeree''; and in 1993 he repeated this achievement when he won first prize again for this sculpture ''Wepelly''.〔〔 In 1991, Hussein's work was displayed at the Hadfield foundation as part of an exhibition called "Contemporary Amerindian Art", which showcased the work of nine members of the Lokono Artists Group.〔 After another group exhibition in 1998 entitled "Six Lokono Artists", the Venezuelan Cultural Centre in Georgetown hosted the first solo exhibition of Hussein's work in 1999, entitled "Sunset Birds". This was closely followed by "Sunset Birds II" - an exhibition dedicated to Hussein and fellow Lokono artist, Roaland Taylor, at the National Art Gallery in Castellani House in 2000. In 2006, Hussein was offered the position of artist-in-residence at the Horniman Museum in London.〔 The residency was initially planned to begin in August of that year, but Hussein had to delay his journey after he was badly injured in a motorbike accident shortly before he was due to leave the UK.〔 During his residency at the Horniman Museum, Hussein took part in an art exhibition called ''Amazon to Caribbean: Early Peoples of the Rainforest'', which was curated by Hassan Arero.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oswald Hussein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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