Ali Al-Ezzi, a synaesthete, author, and multi-media artist, was born on February 13, 1985, in Baghdad, Iraq. In 2008, he earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from a Baghdad-based private university.
In 2001, Ali started writing and producing art, and since then, his works have been exhibited in various venues around the world. Swiss art expo, World Art Dubai, biennials in Venice is considered the most noteworthy fairs that Al-Ezzi has participated in.
In one of its sessions in 2015, the American Kodner auction house, founded in 1906, displayed works of art by Spanish artists Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Juan Miro, works by Russian artist Marc Chagall, an artwork by French artist Claude Monet, and artwork by Iraqi artist Ali Al-Ezzi for bidding.
All the pieces featured and sold in the auction were displayed on various websites at the time, but this session was archived on the Live Auctioneers website.
Please click the link below to examine the artworks on display during this session.
Ali has been recorded with Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Miro, and Monet on one of the most prominent websites dedicated to documenting the most significant artists.
Al-Ezzi is regarded to be the Arab world's first documented case as a Synaesthete. He participates in several Synaesthesia studies and projects and works as a counsellor. Additionally, he is a member of the JTTS (Journey Through The Senses) organisation and IASAS (International Association of Synesthetes, Artists, and Scientists) .
Ali Al-Ezzi is listed with Wassily Kandinsky and Vincent Van Gogh on a website devoted to this phenomenon called The Synaesthesia Tree.
English travellings writer KAREN GARDINER believed that one of Al- Ezzi's images of Giza (Egypt) would catch people's attention and bring them to Egypt in her piece titled "25 Captivating Photos of Egypt." You can view this article by clicking on the following link, which will take you to the National Geographic website where it was published:
His artworks are currently on display at the Inter Craft Art Gallery in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.