Hossam Dirar, Maher Diab to hold a joint exhibition in Cairo's Townhouse Gallery
Cairo's
Townhouse Gallery will be hosting two exhibitions for visual artists Hossam
Dirar and Maher Diab that will run from March 1st to the 7th, with Dirar's
being titled 'Invisible' and Diab's being a second round of his first solo
exhibition, 'Beyond Sleep and Wakefulness', which was held in November 2022.
Dirar
uses his perception of what cannot be seen in this exhibition to embark on an
indirect quest for the foundations of existence, drawing the invisible world
from energy, waves, and vibrations, which combine to form principles and rules
governing the meaning of existence.
The
apparent actions and responses consist of the saved and gained energies, frequencies,
and vibrations that represent the self and our environment. Everything in this
world of forces that surrounds us is deemed "invisible," and yet it
symbolizes the roots of existence.
As
for the second round of Beyond Sleep and Wakefulness, Diab tries to erase the
line between reality and imagination and shares with his audience his attempts
to reach and explore the subconscious, raising questions about the source of
energy that enables an artist to use visual symbolism to create new worlds.
Dirar
is an interdisciplinary artist who was born in Egypt and now lives in
Barcelona. He has a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from Helwan
University's School of Applied Arts and a Master's degree in Sound Art from the
University of Barcelona. After releasing his first paintings in 2011, Dirar
started traveling around Europe to discover new artistic realms, as well as to
hold several exhibitions.
Diab
is a Canadian Lebanese visual artist who excels in the use of color, texture,
and material composition. Due to his continuous desire to stretch the limits of
creativity in colors, materials, shape, and space, his artwork is difficult to
classify as two-dimensional.
His
unique style is characterized by the use of a sculptural approach to come up with
creative designs, as well as the use of various materials to create multiple
layers in his paintings, which represent the physical and mental conditions
that the individual experiences on a daily basis. This is his third exhibition.
Source: Egypt Today
