Born in Nagpur – Maharashtra, in 1982, and brough-up in Bombay, he left his home at the age of 14 to pursue art. Painting is his passion and abstract art is his calling. He started painting at the age of 7 under his grandfather Hassanbhai Abbasi’s guidance, who was a modestly recognised artist and honoured with an Award of Excellence by Dr. Rajender Prasad in a newly independent India. Amir expresses his talent through abstracts and explores the play of imagination. In 5th grade he was refused the first prize in the school drawing contest because his...more
