For twelve consecutive years Zamalek Art gallery presented "Masterpieces", this year's "Masterpieces 2014", a Summer collective exhibition features works by a galaxy of artists showcasing an exclusive collection of paintings and sculptures for the most prominent artists including among many others: Abdel-Rahman Al-Nachar, Adel Mustafa, Adel Sarwat, Ahmed Abdel-Tawab, Ayman Saadani, Farghali Abdel-Hafez, Gamal Al-Segini, Gazbia Sirry, Ayman Al-Semari, Kamal Al-Feki, Khaled Sorour, Souad Mardambey, Rabab Nemr, Nashaat Al-Alousi, George Fekri and Zeinab Al-Segini. This week's review sheds light on the art of distinguished artist Rabab Nemr. Nemr is an Egyptian artist whose style has become widely identifiable among the dynamic art arena. In impeccable accuracy with coloured inks, Nemr creates single stories made up of thousands of lines. In one artwork, fishermen are packed together, their hats catching the sunlight as the fish they have caught that day emerge in the foreground. The artist dresses each fisherman in a different colour, making the daily routine look like a fashion parade.Within the framework of her style overwhelmed by romanticism, Sufism and meditation. She didn't confine herself to paint human figures, but she also depicted birds, fishes, cats, the sea, the sky and fishing boats. A graduate at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria in 1963, she later obtained a PhD in art from the San Fernando Academy, University of Madrid, in 1977. She is a member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists, the Cairo Atelier, and the Alexandria Atelier. Among the Collections in which Nemr's work appears are the Tito Museum in Yugoslavia, the Egyptian Cultural Centre in Paris, the Museum of the Modern Art in Jordan and the International Conference Center in Cairo. She currently lives and works between Rome and Cairo. The exhibition is on until 30 September.
