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George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (جورج البهجورى) is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist.
Born in 1955, Guirguis Lotfy works and lives in Alexandria. He holds a BFA (1980), an MFA (1986), and a Ph.D. (1991) with a thesis focused on “Coptic Art and Its Effect on Modern Art”. . Hamed Owais (1919-2011) and Hamed Nada (1924-1990), two of Egypt’s pivotal modern pioneer artists, were closely involved at different stages in the supervision of Lotfy’s masters and doctorate degrees respectively. Guirguis Lotfy befriended them until their deaths. Guirguis Lotfy produces stunning depictions of contemporary Egyptian life using long-forgotten elaborate and rich painting techniques. He resuscitates ancient painting techniques used from the first to the fourth century, such as egg tempera, and ensures the transmission of this unique art to future generations. Lotfy masters this elaborate method to depict a two-dimensional set of ‘local’ characters and iconography within an extremely dense canvas, accurately transmitting the congested Egyptian experience of today. The authenticity found in his revived technique and contemporary subject matters is a testament to his passion and pride about his country’s past and present. The apparent naivety of his art reflects sincerity, insight, and a deep reverence for the diversity of the Egyptian culture. Lotfy truly brings the past into today to provide answers for tomorrow.
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El Shark was the eldest son of the village butcher and he began painting as a young boy using palm tree fiber, his father’s wrapping paper and paint that he made himself using spices from the local spice shop. His work depicts life in southern Egypt and is known for his vibrant colors.
Mohamed Abla is an Egyptian artist known for his paintings of abstract sceneries in Egypt. He was born in 1953 in Belqas, Mansoura in Northern Egypt, where he spent his childhood and went to school.In 1973, Abla moved to Alexandria, and joined the faculty of fine arts in the Alexandria University In 1977, he graduated with a bachelor's degree and moved to Cairo where he was to complete obligatory military service.
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Born in Beheira in 1981, Mohamed El Damarawy is a promising Egyptian artist on the rise. he graduated from Luxor's Faculty of Fine Arts in 2003 and held his first exhibition in 2005. He has since gone onto exhibit in several solo and group exhibitions around Egypt, most recently at Arts-Mart's Artists of Tomorrow exhibition in early 2015. El Damarawy's work is full of character and he explores traditional themes in very creative colourful ways. Like many younger artists, he has been heavily influenced by the pioneer generation of artists and has very cleverly and skilfully applied this passion to his own work, creating a very special and unique character. His characters are typical Egyptians, with clear references to the art and depictions of Ancient Egypt, by which he is deeply intrigued. His wonderful compositions and brilliant use of colour guarantee this artist a place among the upcoming generation of Egyptian greats.
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