Muhamed Kadric – Hamo was born on 06.08.1950 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Gorazde).
His artistic carrier already began in 1962, as a pupil of the comprehensive school “Hasan Kikic” in Gradacac.
He won at that time his (first) international prize in Brno (Czechoslovakia)for the best pupils’ drawing.
Artistic education
1964-1969: School of Fine Arts in Sarajevo under professor Mice Todorivic and professor Vlade Vojnovic
1970-1974: Collaboration with the renown Bosnian artist Ismet Mujezinovic in Tuzla
1975-1986: Technical education in different high-qualityporcelain and pottery factories in Hof,Selb und Rehau, (Bavaria, Germany)
Since 1992: Member ofthe Verband Bildender Künstler in Baden-Württemberg (Association of Artists of the Fine Arts in Baden-Württemberg), Stuttgart(Germany)
Since 1995:Member ofthe Bundesverband der Bildenden Künstler Deutschland–BBK
(Federal Association of Artists of the Fine Arts), Bonn (Germany)
Member ofthe International Association of Art (IAA/AIAP UNESCO, Paris)
Since 2016: Member of the Art Association “Mannheimer Kunstverein”, Mannheim (Germany)
Exhibition
1962 Brno –1967 Bijelina – 1969 Gradacac –1970 Dubrovnik –1971Munich and Modrica – 1973 Gradacac – 1974 Osijek and Split –1975 Kuwait –1978 Sarajevo – 1980 Ljubljana – 1984 Sarajevo and Los Angeles –1986 New York, Hammondsport,Torontoand Vancouver – 1987Vienna –1990 Sarajevo and Zagreb –1992 Waiblingen – 1993 Stuttgart –1994 Mannheim and Frankfurt –1995Leimen, Lyon and Karlsruhe – 1997 Cairo and Sapporo –1999 Sarajevo –2003 Mannheim andCologne.
References
Several famous galleries as well as private and public institutions are in possession of works of art by the international designer and artist Hamo.
Well-known personalities from the Show-Business, politics and sports are also among the owners of his works:
Sir Elton John –ActorKirk Douglas –former President of India Indira Ghandi –
Former President of YugoslaviaTito –former Mayor of Los AngelesTom Bradly –former NFL Executive Director Don Weiss –former President of the USABill Clinton –King of Saudi ArabiaSelman al Saud – Former German Foreign Minister Dr Klaus Kinkel – Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr Angela Merkel –Mayor ofMannheim, GermanyDr Peter Kurz, former Mayors of SarajevoAntoSucic andUgljesaUzelac,Prof. Dr Miodrag Simovic, –former President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch –formerTrainer of the Yugoslavian Olympic Ski TeamToni Vogrinec,alpine skierBojanKrizaj–Boxing champions Marko Hookand Felix Sturm – as well as several football stars: Franz Beckenbauer –GüntherNetzer – Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Michel Platini – SafetSusic – Mehmed Bazdarevic –EdinDzeko – Miralem Pijanic – Emir Spahic –ZvijezdanMisimovic .
Muhamed Kadric – Hamo’s works of art: Painting, graphic arts as well as pottery and porcelain arts are present all over the world, in over 140 countries.