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La présente oeuvre est vendue par le Fonds Claude et France Lemand au profit des Artistes et de l'Institut du Monde Arabe

Les figures monumentales, les visages allongés et l'étude des relations entre humains et animaux d'Adel El Siwi sont emblématiques. Ayant étudié la médecine, il est évident qu'El Siwi a maîtrisé l'anatomie humaine, et a fait de la figure humaine un thème central dans son travail, qu'il explore sans cesse, négociant à la fois la forme et la philosophie.

Parmi les expositions personnelles d'El Siwi, In the Presence of the Animal, à la Galerie Mashrabia au Caire (2017) et The Face and Beyond à la Artspace Gallery, Dubaï (2017). Son travail a été inclus dans Contemporary Egyptian Art, Egyptian Academy, Rome (2014) et 25 ans de créativité arabe – art contemporain, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (2012). Plusieurs collections privées et musées conservent son travail, comme le British Museum, Londres ; Guggenheim Abou Dhabi ; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris et Mathaf : Musée Arabe d'Art Moderne, Doha.


Painter Adel El Siwi is known for his monumental figures and elongated faces, as well as his ongoing artistic exploration of the relationship between animals and human beings. Having trained in medicine it is evident that El Siwi has mastered the human anatomy, indeed the human figure is a central theme within his work, a subject he has explored inside and out negotiating both form and philosophy.

El Siwi studied medicine at Cairo University between 1970 and 1976, however simultaneously indulged in independent study at the Faculty of Fine Arts between 1974-5. In 1980, he relocated to Milan, Italy, where he lived and worked for a decade before moving back to Cairo where he currently lives and works.

El Siwi's most recent solo exhibitions include, In the Presence of the Animal, Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo (2017) and The Face and Beyond, Artspace Gallery, Dubai (2017). His work was included in Contemporary Egyptian Art, Egyptian Academy, Rome (2014) and 25 ans de créativité arabe – art contemporain, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris (2012). Several private collections and museums hold his work, such as the British Museum, London; Guggenheim Abu Dhabi; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha.

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