faces_nagat farouk

Faces
The work explores the ability to find beauty and meaning in the smallest details, focusing on the relationship between textile as a means of expression, and the concepts of time and memory.
Through the reuse of diverse and contrasting fabric pieces, connected through embroidery, the artwork becomes an emotional map that translates personal experiences and shifting states of being.
The textile itself resembles the self or the soul—it becomes fragile and vulnerable from within as time passes, while maintaining an outward sense of strength and cohesion. It can therefore be torn and repaired. The stitches and colored threads are not merely a technical process; they symbolize the healing of wounds, whether physical or emotional.
The presence of overlapping transparent layers reflects the concept of time. Certain details may conceal the layers beneath them, just as the past can remain hidden while continuing to exist as an integral part of the present.
This idea parallels the way memories are formed within our consciousness—they are not always clear or fully visible, yet they remain an essential part of who we are.

Nagat Farouk
I graduated with a bachelor in art education from Helwan University in 1987, and I obtained my Master's and doctorate degrees in art education from Helwan University.
I have held various solo exhibitions, including at the Gezira Arts Center, the Egyptian Opera House and the Egyptian Museum of Modern Art. I also participated in many local and international exhibitions such as the Cairo Salon Exhibition, Agenda Exhibition at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the International South Salon in Luxor, among many others in I addition to moderating many workshops and curating art exhibitions in Egypt and abroad. My work can be found within the permanent collection of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and as well as the Visual Arts Sector at the General Authority for Culture, the Suez Canal Authority.
My work is also within private collections in Egypt and the United States. In 2019, I was granted the Painting Award from the Ismailia Micro Art Biennale I inspiration is drawn from women in folklore and in Ancient Egypt.
in addition to 2023, I was granted the calligraphiti prize in the Fujairah International Arabic Calligraphy Competition .
also, to 2024 my Participation Symposium in Dharamshala, District-Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
My concepts are woven in a mixture of folkloric and ancient Egyptian elements and motifs; capturing the essence and aesthetics of both worlds.
Through diligent research, my body of work reveals a hidden world full of ancient symbols, but with a rhythm, that combines heritage and the contemporary.
I was also inspired by folk art through the spontaneous drawings on houses and enchanting handicrafts with the diverse palette with different. My work is a life-filled story that expresses my childhood and is reflected in my artistic experience.

Physical details
Length: 90 cm · Width: 60 cm

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