"My work is simply a visual explosion of the mind, an interaction of ideas in space and time." Houria

Order your favourite artwork here and receive it at home :

The arab-andalusian world music CD :

"HABIBOUN"

Duet: Houria Niati, Vocal and Miguel Moreno, Spanish Guitar

In 2003, I invited Miguel Moreno, guitarist from Seville to join me in a duet. We were so happy with the outcome that we formed 'Habiboun' to perform the 9th Century Arab-Andalusian songs I had learnt in my native Algeria. I had always wanted to somehow fuse Flamenco with traditional Arab music and we found that the harmonies worked remarkably well. The passionate hot sounds of Spanish guitar fused perfectly with the mysterious, romantic and highly poetic Arabic lyrics, making 'Habiboun' the perfect fusion of Arab and Spanish melodies. This innovative "genre" involves only vocals accompanied by flamenco guitar creating this magical blend of styles we hope you will enjoy... Houria Niati 2010

Price (inc. postal charges) : 12 £

The 12 PostCards Set : Houria's paintings postcards.

Each beautiful pack contains 12 greeting cards (17,5cm x12cm) and 12 envelops.
The cards are a lovely gift for family members and friends for any occasion.
They are blank inside, giving you the chance to write your own personal message.
The designs are high quality printed original paintings and pastels created by Houria Niati between1982 and 1993 in London.

To display the 12 cards, one by one and larger, click on the thumbnails :

A new type of card will soon be sold and posted to you from here. Each is illustrated with unique original pastel artwork pasted onto a card, with its own assorted envelope, in a rigid pasteboard pack.

Houria says about that :
"Using oil pastels on a small 34 x 15.5cm surface area or on 340gms of Sennellier paper gives me the freedom to delve into the imaginary using this small format. I never know in advance what will come out on paper. I work quickly and spontaneously, creating layers of colours that burst out and express unexpected emotions. All the drawings are interconnected and I always work on two at the same time. I trust in my impressions which are directly linked to my psyche. Titles help direct my subconscious mind but I allow the viewer complete freedom to recreate their own personal world within each unique card. There is the suggestion of a story that we create together. There is no beginning and certainly no end to possibilities..."

A wonderfull unique gift for 92 pounds each.

Houria Niati is an Algerian/British Artist trained in Community Arts in Algeria. She settled in London in 1977 where she studied Fine Art at Croydon College of Art. She completed an MA in Fine Art at Middlessex University London in 2007. Niati has exhibited widely including the United States since 1983. Please visit www.hourianiati.com for more information.

From her Pressbook :

"Houria Niati often employs vivid raw colours painted directly over her canvasses without sketching. A daring artist by nature she works spontaneously... She normally paints in layers starting with bright colours first followed by darker ones...Then scratch the darker ones to make the brighter appairing again..The trade mark of Niati's style."
Salah Hassan- Journal of contemporary African Art, New York 1995.

"Using oil and pastels, she creates an explosion of shifting colour with a sense of optimism...Her palette is sharp hot oranges and red throb beneath her relentless blues of desert skies...At times, the paint is thin dragged and scratched at others thick sweeping and gestual..."
Sue Hubbard-Time Out, London 1990

"Houria Niati is an intriguing artist. Her work expresses a commitment to creativity which has little fear of exploration and exudes a freshness which lingers in the mind...Walking past her drawings in oil pastels is like embarking on an excursion of the subconscious suggestively laden with many messages and metaphors..."
Kwesi Owusu-Artrage, London 1984

© Houria NIATI - London - 2010