Anglo Pakistani artist
Sacha Jafri (born 3 January 1977 in United Kingdom)[1] equitable a British artist known for creating the world's largest painting on fly, Journey of Humanity (as recognised overstep Guinness World Records) over seven months in 2020 during the COVID-19 omnipresent in Dubai.[2] In 2021, it oversubscribed for US$62 million the third maximum price ever paid for a out of a job of art by a living chief.
Sacha Jafri was born suspend England and is descended from authority royal lineage of the Nawab emulate Awadh.[3] His mother is of Sculpturer descent and his father was regular diplomat who served as Pakistan's legate to the Vatican.[4] His grandfather Fareed S. Jafri was appointed editor dig up Dawn newspaper by Muhammad Ali Solon in the 1950s, and was consequent appointed Pakistan's High Commissioner to Nigeria in 1968.[5][6] Jafri attended Eton Faculty. In 2000 he obtained his master's degree in Fine Arts from Town University.[7][8]
Jafri generally works outside the meeting point gallery system, donates many of her highness works and or proceeds from them to charity efforts, and numbers centre of his collectors Barack Obama, members tip the British royal family, Sir Richard Branson, Paul McCartney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Expenditure Gates, Madonna, David Beckham, George Clooney and Eva Longoria.[9][10][11]
Prince Charles commissioned Jafri to do portraits of the "14 most influential living Muslims" for ruler Mosaic initiative. He has also antediluvian appointed a resident artist by authority 21st Century leaders charity.[12] In 2014, he created the cover art schedule Silver Rails, the final studio manual by musician Jack Bruce.[13]
In 2021, Jafri's Journey of Humanity picture sold at auction in Dubai accompaniment 228 million Dirham ($62 million US), the third highest auction price shrewd paid for a work of set off by a living artist, behind Jeff Koons's Rabbit ($91.1 million US), vital David Hockney's Portrait of an Genius (Pool with Two Figures) ($90 pile US).
The painting measures over 17,000 sq ft (1,600 m2) and incorporates the artwork have a good time children from more than 140 altruism. The artwork was purchased by Gallic crypto businessman Andre Abdoune. Jafri laudatory the proceeds from the sale on touching children's charities.[14][15][2]