Nassim Nasr

Nassim Nasr is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Dubai, UAE, known for his signature style of Expressive Color Minimalism. He studied Business Management in the UK and later transitioned into the arts, developing a practice rooted in abstraction, emotional resonance, and cultural symbolism. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Nasr’s work blends elements of Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, and Minimalism. His major series include Xanthophilia, Extinction, Building Bridges, and I See Flowers, exploring themes such as transformation, nature, identity, and architectural symbolism. He has exhibited with Mondoir Gallery in Dubai and featured on platforms including Slimi Magazine, Magzoid, Artscoops, and DiarBid. Nasr’s works have been acquired by collectors across the UAE and beyond, and he continues to engage with audiences through gallery shows, art fairs, and digital showcases. His career bridges the disciplines of contemporary art, cultural storytelling, and design, positioning him as a distinctive voice in the Middle Eastern art scene.

My work explores the emotional tension between presence and absence, using color and form as language. I’m drawn to minimalism not as reduction, but as a way to focus, to distill complexity into clarity. Influenced by Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting, I seek to create spaces that feel meditative yet charged. Each canvas is a negotiation between control and intuition, silence and expression. Recurring themes in my work include transformation, memory, identity, and the architecture of emotion. I work primarily with acrylic on canvas, embracing bold palettes and layered simplicity to evoke energy and stillness at once. My practice is a way of grounding myself in the present while reflecting on what lies beneath.