Farouq Molloy, born Sean Molloy in 1957 in

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, is a British "outsider" artist. He initially drew on

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with a black

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, then began working with colours. His patterned drawings incorporate "

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and North African decorative elements", reflecting his conversion to

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in the early 1990s. Molloy's work was exhibited at the Tranquil Minds exhibition in 2004, and at the British Outsider Art exhibition in Paris in 2008. It was also featured in ''

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'' n°106, in January 2005."Under the Radar"
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External links

"My spiritual journey"
Farouq Molly, British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2004
Examples of Molloy's artwork
website of the British Outsider Art exhibition in Paris

References

1957 births Living people British draughtsmen Outsider artists Artists from Plymouth, Devon Ballpoint pen art {{UK-artist-stub