Artist of the Week

 Wafaa Mohamed Yehia

Wafaa Yehia is an Egyptian artist who was born in Alexandria 1998. I came across Wafaa's art when I went to the Arts-Mart event and I fell in love with her strong, diverse and vibrant paintings. She has the ability to attract anyone to her subjects and for some reason most of her work remind me of my childhood.

 State of Suspense

The Train Station II

 Her paintings reflect the blend of colours and flavours of her city of birth and they make you fall in love with Alexandria all over again as you reminisce through them.

Commuting

And they wait II

 What I really like about Wafaa is that she is not afraid to experiment with colours and different subjects such as urbanization, gender equality and social pressures on women in Egypt. 

It's a man's world

Art in Istanbul

Walking around Istanbul you see art everywhere, especially in Istiklal Avenue.

 

Art Exhibition Alert

What?

Artellewa's resident American artists, Jason Stoneking and Leslie McAllister, to hold final exhibition showcasing their artistic projects during their residency in Cairo.

When?

The residency exhibition will open on Tuesday 18th of November and will be open from the 20th to 23rd and from the 27th to the 30th of November.

Address: 19 Mohamed Ali El Seary St., Ard El Lewa, Giza

This is a video of the Cairo Dish Painting Initiative, one of their projects, which gained quick popularity on social media just a week after its launch.

Artist of the Week

Hossam Dirar

Hossam Dirar is an Egyptian contemporary artist in his mid-thirties that was born and raised in Cairo. I became a fan of Dirar upon seeing his painting 'silent beauty' at the Arts-Mart Exhibition. His work enticed me and I couldn't get enough. 

Cloudy day

Silent Beauty

Look at Me

The "Faces" series was the one that attracted me the most as the emotions unravelled by brush-strokes and use of strong colours make me wonder what's the story behind each face.

Gone With the Wind

 

Vanishing Charm

Peaple Revolution

We Made History

These videos are from when his paintings of the 25th Revolution were displayed in Paris and Vienna. 

First Arts-Mart Exhibition Experience

The Nile Ballroom at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel housed the Arts-Mart Gallery Winter Exhibition as some of Egypt's best contemporary and modern art was displayed.

The show hosted over 200 pieces of amazing artwork by both famous and upcoming local artists.

 

The art work displayed was really inspiring and made me want