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FANTASMAGORIA
25 Se
pte
mber –
22 O
ctober 2
013
ArtTalks is an educa*onal, advisory and exhibi*on space in Cairo, Egypt in support of E g y p * a n M o d e r n a n d Contemporary Visual Arts. We a im to be a forum for knowledge and a search engine for the next genera*on of c o n t e m p o r a r y a r * s t s .
Our commitment is to protect unequivocally the freedom to create, to mentor and exhibit highly talented young ar*sts and to expose art lovers to outstanding contemporary art f r om t h e M i d d l e -‐ E a s t .
Part of ArtTalks’ income is reinvested into an Art Fund “Hassala” with the objec*ve of suppor*ng ta lented yet s t r u g g l i n g a r * s t s a n d publishing books on selec*ve l a t e and l i v i n g a r* s t s .
2 ArtTalks | Educa<on & Exhibi<on Space 8 el kamel mohamed street. Zamalek. Cairo. Egypt. For all enquiries, please contact: +20227363948 +201005550585 [email protected] www.arZalks.com
Though I achieved the highest academic degrees, I found out that the only way I can express and communicate with what I sense and see is when I paint. Riham El Sadany
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RIHAM EL SADANY
Born in 1978 in Cairo, Egypt, Riham El Sadany works and lives between Egypt and the USA. With a PhD from Helwan Fine Arts university on Performance Arts, El Sadany draws upon a diverse range of influences, including surrealism, Picasso’s childlike spontaneity, and Frida Kahlo’s transforming of pain and struggle into stunning canvasses. A mixed media ar<st, El Sadany indulges into a world of drama<c fantasy, masterly vacilla<ng between the visible and the invisible of the complex human psyche. When looking at El Sadany’s en<re body of work, one wonders whether she is a surrealist ar<st pain<ng her dreams and fears, or whether she is simply pain<ng our own reality as it really is and as she sees it. The women in El Sadany’s repertoire are the focal point. Though mostly bulky and muscular, they are tender, roman<c and sensual. It is
however the set up, rich in op<cal illusions and superimposed elements, that embark us on a medley of the real and the imagined; the disturbing and the comfor<ng; the known that we recognize and the unconscious that we try to escape from.
Phantasmagoria or fantasmagoria is Riham El Sadany’s world, your world, my world, where she defines and finds herself as a human being, a universal woman, in an imaginary real world.
Law Of the Cat's Dinner Acrylic on wood Dimensions: 145 x 120cm
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The Big Room Pulse Acrylic on wood Dimensions: 200 x 130cm
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Filles de Joie Oil on Wood Dimensions: 120x100cm
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Nostalgia Oil on Wood
Dimensions: 41 x 63cm
Flying Virgin Oil on wood Dimensions: 40 x 90cm
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Down Town Oil on wood
Dimensions: 40 x 90cm
25 Se
pte
mber –
22 O
ctober 2
013
FANTASMAGORIA