Young Man of Art: Drawing is my escape from life’s shackles

From a tender age, Ali Hassan was drawn to art. He  admired how his grandmother would decorate her hut using different art pieces and gradually, he became a master. He chats with JAEL MUSUMBA about his highs and lows as an artist.

Your art pieces are impressive. Tell us more about yourself 
My name is Ali Hassan, but I am popularly known as YMA (Young Man of Art). I am a visual artist, who specialises in pencil and charcoal art. I started this business in  2015.