The 2015 Summer Collection of Safarkhan gallerypromotes the unique dual role that the gallery has been adopting for years which is continuously reminding people of forgotten pioneer artists and discovering and introducing young contemporary artists. The group exhibition includes a variety of artworks belonging to the era of the pioneers as well as contemporary Egyptian art. It showcases some of the early works of the late pioneer artists Al-Hussien Fawzi and Salah Abdel Kerim in his domain of sculpture and his fascinating theatrical designs. There is the works of Mahmoud Afifi during the sixties presented in the lovely painting of The Peasant and the Worker. Along those two pioneers features Mounir Canaan depicting the guardian of the mosque, as well the works of gifted artist and activist Inji Efflatoun. The gallery exposes the works of Abdel Salam Eid who left his mark in the massive street panels all over Egypt. This is in addition to the next generation of contemporary artists embodied in Ashraf Al-Zamzami and his symbolic world, Mohamed Monaiseer with his experiments in abstracting the Arabic calligraphy into a rich dimension of eloquent abbreviation of Arab culture. Last but not least it introduces Karim Abdel Malak a new highly promising artist with his multi-layered works where architecture is mixed with contemporary life and the delicate bronze sculptures of Sarkis Tossoonian. When the name of Salah Abdel-Kerim (1925-1988), crops up, people think that he is four different artists. One is a designer, the other is a ceramist, another one is a painter and the last is a sculptor, however, he is four in one. He excelled in the four domains and made a brilliant use of unique art media such as iron and silk creating masterpieces. He travelled to France, then to Italy to study cinema and ceramics décor and received a diploma from Rome in 1958. The exhibition is on until 30 September.
