Hello
Hello ,my name is Mohammed Hosam(AKA) Mrbrushtoon
I was born in Rafah refugee camp in January 1988, during a harsh winter under a military curfew imposed by the Israeli occupation. Amid the cold, fear, and heavily armed soldiers, my grandmother guided my mother through the narrow alleys of the camp until she reached a small UNRWA clinic, where I came into this world. My first breath was born out of suffering that has been passed down from generation to generation.
My Story
From early childhood, art became my only refuge. Drawing was the way I could empty my mind and give form to the chaos around me. Most of my first sketches were painful reflections of what I witnessed daily: arrests, sieges, and destruction. Through art, I transformed fear into lines and colors.
Despite these harsh beginnings, I turned passion into achievement. I taught myself drawing and animation until I became a professional illustrator and animator. I participated in numerous competitions, winning most of them, and collaborated with local and international companies and TV channels. For more than seven years, I taught this craft at universities and colleges, helping to inspire and graduate a new generation of artists.
My journey took me to Egypt, Qatar, and the UAE, and I returned to Gaza carrying knowledge and ambition to elevate my community through art and culture. I built a family with my partner in both life and art, and together we raised two beautiful daughters, Sarah and Lana, who inherited the love of creativity from both their parents. We built a home that was itself a piece of art, where we lived the happiest four months of our lives—until war struck.
In an instant, I lost everything: my home, my work, my friends, my relatives, my savings, and my artistic tools. Yet, I did not lose hope. Thanks to friends and kind souls reaching out from Gaza to the farthest corners of the world, I learned that even from under the rubble, light can still be born.
My story is not only about loss, but about resilience—the determination to create, to live, and to believe that art can be a bridge to survival, a voice of truth, and a seed of hope that grows against all odds.