Yemeni street artist Murad Subay on using art to campaign and to commemorate.
How old were you when you first picked up a paintbrush?
I was 12 when I started sketching. I began painting on normal paper, just like any child would do at that age. When my family saw my drawings, they said: ‘Wow, you’re an artist!’ I was encouraged to paint even more and I haven’t looked back since.
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