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Catalogue riham el sadany sept13 exhibition riham el sadany brochure sept18

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Page 1: Catalogue riham el sadany sept13 exhibition riham el sadany brochure sept18

FANTASMAGORIA  

25  Se

pte

mber  –

 22  O

ctober  2

013  

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ArtTalks  is  an  educa*onal,  advisory   and   exhibi*on   space  in   Cairo,   Egypt   in   support   of  E g y p * a n   M o d e r n   a n d  Contemporary   Visual   Arts.  We  a im   to   be   a   forum   for  knowledge  and  a  search  engine  for   the   next   genera*on   of  c o n t e m p o r a r y   a r * s t s .    

 Our   commitment   is   to   protect  unequivocally   the   freedom   to  create,   to   mentor   and   exhibit  highly   talented   young   ar*sts  and   to   expose   art   lovers   to  outstanding   contemporary   art  f r om   t h e   M i d d l e -­‐ E a s t .  

 Part   of   ArtTalks’   income   is  reinvested   into   an   Art   Fund  “Hassala”  with  the  objec*ve  of  suppor*ng   ta lented   yet  s t r u g g l i n g   a r * s t s   a n d  publishing   books   on   selec*ve  l a t e   and   l i v i n g   a r* s t s .  

     

2 ArtTalks  |  Educa<on  &  Exhibi<on  Space    8  el  kamel  mohamed  street.  Zamalek.  Cairo.  Egypt.   For all enquiries, please contact:  +20227363948  +201005550585  [email protected]    www.arZalks.com    

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Though  I  achieved  the  highest  academic  degrees,  I  found  out  that  the  only  way  I  can  express  and  communicate  with  what  I  sense  and  see  is  when  I  paint.        Riham  El  Sadany  

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RIHAM  EL  SADANY  

Born  in  1978  in  Cairo,  Egypt,  Riham  El  Sadany  works  and  lives  between    Egypt  and  the  USA.      With  a  PhD  from  Helwan  Fine  Arts  university  on  Performance  Arts,  El  Sadany  draws  upon  a  diverse  range  of  influences,  including  surrealism,  Picasso’s  childlike  spontaneity,  and  Frida  Kahlo’s  transforming  of  pain  and  struggle  into  stunning  canvasses.      A  mixed  media  ar<st,  El  Sadany  indulges  into  a  world  of  drama<c  fantasy,  masterly  vacilla<ng  between  the  visible  and  the  invisible  of  the  complex  human  psyche.  When  looking  at  El  Sadany’s  en<re  body  of  work,  one  wonders  whether  she  is  a  surrealist  ar<st  pain<ng  her  dreams  and  fears,  or  whether  she  is  simply  pain<ng  our  own  reality  as  it  really  is  and  as  she  sees  it.    The  women  in  El  Sadany’s  repertoire  are  the  focal  point.  Though  mostly  bulky  and  muscular,  they  are  tender,  roman<c  and  sensual.  It  is  

however  the  set  up,  rich  in  op<cal  illusions  and  superimposed  elements,  that  embark  us  on  a  medley  of  the  real  and  the  imagined;  the  disturbing  and  the  comfor<ng;  the  known  that  we  recognize  and  the  unconscious  that  we  try  to  escape  from.      

Phantasmagoria  or  fantasmagoria  is  Riham  El  Sadany’s  world,  your  world,  my  world,  where  she  defines  and  finds  herself  as  a  human  being,  a  universal  woman,  in  an  imaginary  real  world.    

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Law  Of  the  Cat's  Dinner    Acrylic  on  wood  Dimensions:  145  x  120cm  

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The  Big  Room  Pulse  Acrylic  on  wood  Dimensions:  200  x  130cm  

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Filles  de  Joie  Oil  on  Wood    Dimensions:  120x100cm  

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Nostalgia  Oil  on  Wood    

Dimensions:  41  x  63cm  

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Flying  Virgin Oil  on  wood    Dimensions:  40  x  90cm    

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Down  Town  Oil  on  wood    

Dimensions:  40  x  90cm    

 

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25  Se

pte

mber  –

 22  O

ctober  2

013  

FANTASMAGORIA