egyptian symbolist and magician of colour to exhibit at dubai’s renowned
art space gallery
Dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Middle Eastern artists, Art Space Gallery is proud to announce an exclusive exhibition of paintings by Dr. Omar El-Nagdi from 3 February 2008 to 18 February 2008.
Under the sponsorship of Al Mal Capital, Omar El Nagdi will be presenting his collection of paintings featuring expressive textures, colours and Egyptian symbolic design. His paintings display life into timeless symbolism that goes beyond mere decoration to discover a mixture of humanist and mystic sensibilities. Poetic and sensitive, his work allows him to incorporate the Pharaonic and Islamic cultures based on his thoughts as a modern man.
El Nagdi was in Cairo in 1931. At the age of 22 he decided to follow his dreams of becoming an artist and attended at the Faculty of Fine Arts Helwan University in 1953. During his studies he participated in many exhibitions in Biennales in Egypt, Europe and the former Soviet Union where he was awarded a one-year scholarship to study ceramics in 1959.
During his career he has won several awards for his paintings and he has since gone on to become a successful sculptor, director, musician and philosopher. His exceptional gift for symbolic design has been recognized in several books which have been published on his work in Europe and Egypt.
Artspace Gallery is located at the 9th floor of The Fairmont Dubai and is open from
Saturday to Thursday, 10:00am to 8:00pm. For further information, kindly contact
the gallery at 00971 332 5523 or email us [email protected].
