Sakab Bashir

 

Birmingham based Artist & Graphic Designer

Strong arts and design professional with a track record of award winning Arts and Interactive design projects.

I work at the intersection of art and science exploring the creative use of emerging digital technologies.

Career

1986-1988 – Graphic Designer – The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Ltd

1988-1991 – Hon’s Degree – Visual Communications – University of Wolverhampton

1991-1996 – Graphic designer – Community arts organisation Jubilee Arts

1996-2006 – Emote LLP – Creative Director and business partner

2006-present – Freelance Artist and Graphic Designer

Awards

YOTA

2001 – BAFTA Nominee

Title – Year Of The Artist In The West Midlands

Category – ‘Interface Design’

A web based interactive artists database

Commissioned by West Midlands Arts

BritPaki

2001 – City of Birmingham Award

Title – BritPaki

Category – ‘Best Web Animation’

A web based interactive project based on my parents childhood memories

Exhibited at the Institute for Contemporary Arts (ICA), London

Alleph

2004 – BAFTA Winner

Title – Alleph

Category – ‘Interactive Arts’

An interactive CD-ROM exploring Sufism, philosophy, poetry and interactive imagery.

Lifting The Weight

1998 – BAFTA Winner

Title – Lifting the Weight

Category – ‘Interactive Learning’

An interactive CD-ROM

Role – Junior designer employed by ‘Jubilee Arts’

Commissioned by ‘Geese Theatre Company’ UK. Based On An Original Concept By John Bergman Of Geese USA.

Journeyman 2

2016 – RBSA Winner

Title – Journeyman 2

Category – ‘Best In Sculpture’

Big thanks to the the Shapeshifters sculpture group, the Birmingham Art Circle and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.

Hobbies