"Serenading with Colours (2)", is the newest exhibition of oil, aquarelle and acrylic paintings by artist Wagih Yassa currently on show at the Duroub gallery located in Garden City. The theme of the exhibition revolves around the Mawlawiya troupe that represented third of the paintings on show which showcases 31 works. They depict the rhythms of the revolving of the Sufis in circles until they reach a state of ecstasy. According to the gallery curator Sawsan Salem, "This second exhibition of the artist carrying the same name of his first one that was also held in April in the gallery is entirely different because the themes then varied between portraiture, still life and folk art." In this current exhibition, Yassa made a brilliant use of aquarelle and oil as his favourite mediums and he relied on the movement on the contrary of the previous exhibition that was overwhelmed by the theme of silence. Significantly enough, the choice of the title of the exhibition reflects the ability of the artist to play with a very vibrant and rich palette of colours in a very simple way. Yassa gained his popularity as a portrait master and he is internationally acclaimed because he lives half the year in Egypt and the other half in Canada. He also present programmes on a Canadian television channel. He is one of the illustrators of Rose Al-Youssef magazine and he also had the privilege of designing the covers of Naguib Mahfouz novels translated into English at the American University in Cairo Press department. He is a member in the Canadian Society of Portraits and the Canadian Society of Aquarelle and has acquisitions on permanent display in Egypt, Canada, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The exhibition is running through 24 April.
