Nasser Al Aswadi was born on October 4, 1978, in the village of al Hujr, not far from Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen. He lived in his village until he was 16 years old. Later, he studied architecture in Taiz, then in Sanaa. He exhibited his first works in Sanaa in 2001. From 2008, Nasser multiplied the comings and goings between Yemen and France.

For Nasser Al Aswadi, calligraphy is a means of expressing feelings and thoughts without them being specifically linked to language. It uses Arabic letters, words and shapes as well as religious and musical references. The wide variety of meanings and styles nourishes the creativity of the artist.

Nasser's art is inspired by the events of the Arab Spring, everyday realities, rural landscapes, architecture, as well as the incessant movement of crowds in the streets. Anxious to translate this experience into artistic creations, in each work, Nasser chooses a style of writing that gives these works a particular meaning and singular emotions. Letters and words are not drawn linearly or horizontally, but painted and stacked separately and identically to each other, tangled and lost in the imaginary space of painting.

Nasser interrogated all the calligraphic styles of the Arabic script to create a world in which his work is rendered certainly abstract, but clearly inspired by everyday events. He also makes the most of the energy and light of the words he chooses. Writing is central to her work, but it deviates from normal usage in order to allow viewers access to a world of signs and visual language.