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ART
Published in Al-Ahram Weekly on 29 - 07 - 2015

Featuring a galaxy of late and present artists from different generations, Salama art gallery is holding its group exhibition "Art for All", for 20 years running, showcasing artworks in different art media such as painting, ceramic, sculpture and carving. Participating artists are: Seif and Adham Wanli, Omar Al-Nagdi, Georges Bahgory, Nagwa Al-Ashri, Essmat Dawistashi, Abdel-Aaal Hassan, Shaker Al-Maadawi, Emad Ibrahim, Mohamed Al-Tarawi, Assem Abdel-Fattah, Ismail Sami, Fassela Farid and Gihan Raouf. The focus is on the art of Shaker Al-Maadawi (1944-2011), who left a rich artistic heritage varying between oil painting and aquarelle that he achieved with mastery and perfection since his graduation from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, in 1967.
If we consider the works of Al-Maadawi, he reacted to the daily interactions, both explicit and implicit. On these two levels the artist employs his oil paintings and aquarelle colours on canvas and paper in addition to his frescos that Al-Maadawi learnt in Italy. Next we will try to focus on his aquarelle that distinguished him from among his peers and contemporaries. After he made brilliant use of the liquidity and overflow of the aquarelle as an evocative art medium with impressive professionalism.
This special process made him one of the pioneers in the history of the contemporary Egyptian art movement. Al-Maadawi's works are highlighted by the structure both divine and human. He juxtaposes other creatures on the human body. He succeeded through this transparent art media to flirt with the surface of the canvas. His style in aquarelle in particular is somewhat similar to Habib Gorgi, Shafik Rizk, Mohamed Tarawi and Bekhit Farag. However, he shares with Adli Rezkallah his expertise dealing with this difficult medium in depicting the natural scenes with a twist.
The exhibition runs through the end of the season.


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