Currently showing at Picasso East gallery are Hanan Youssef's exhibition “Acceptance” and Lina Ali Amin's exhibition “Struggle”. Hanan Youssef is an artist from an architectural background. She found herself immersed in painting and the art world at an early age. Lina Ali Amin Youssef decided to take up painting professionally and so she attended in workshops in Egypt and abroad. She has also been organising painting workshops for adults and children. Youssef enjoys trying different styles, themes and media using oil, acrylic, aquarelle and pastel. This adds variety and depth to her work. She has given four solo exhibitions: "Art and Spirit" in 2012, "Assalet Beladna" in 2013, "Water Magic" in 2015 and "Colours of Joy" in 2017. In addition, she participated in several group shows in private galleries, some organised by the Ministry of Culture.
“We all live in a big circus we call life. The nature of this life is very volatile, and as such, we are all subjected to the twists and turns that come along with it,” the artist, whose work is rich in circus imagery, said of her worldview. Lina Ali Amin is an Egyptian artist who has been in the field of fine art for 15 years; she participated in many collective and solo exhibitions. “I am just another human being. Observing everything surrounded by struggles. Often, these struggles aren't my own. Yet I find myself escaping from them searching for peace,” says Amin, describing her process. 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The exhibition is on until 6 October.