Lot 24, Engy Omara - Owl - Shades vs Shapes - Paintings and Sculptures from the MENA - Auctions

Owl

Description

Executed in: 2023

Medium: terracotta sculpture

Size: 55 x 41 x 41 cm

Signed

Provenance

Private Collection, Egypt.

Acquired directly from the artist

This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Location

Cairo, Egypt

Estimate €1,800 - €4,000

Description

The present work is more minimalistic than Engy Omara's highly stylized figureheads. Owl (2023) is a soft, rounded sculpture made of terracotta, a signature material of Omara. She spends time carefully studying ancient Egyptian pottery and ancient Grecian terracotta sculptures which has greatly influenced the work at hand. The artist masters this natural medium to portray her abstracted subject, employing texture and protruding organic forms to render her piece.

Engy Omara (Egyptian, b. 1993) is a visual artist based in Alexandria. Her work stems from a fascination with ancient civilizations in their earliest, primitive forms. She approaches her work from an understanding of humanity’s deep connection to nature. This is reflected in her use of natural materials, particularly clay, to produce her stylized sculptural pieces. Her recent body of work explores women’s rights in patriarchal society as well as the deterioration of Alexandrian heritage due to excessive development of the coast. 

Omara’s sculptural practice has been deeply influenced by her formal training at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University (2017). Her research-based approach emerged from her time in the prestigious MASS Alexandria program (2019). She was also a resident at L’Atelier D'Alexandrie. Omara has participated in several local and international exhibitions including the Tashweesh Festival hosted by Goethe Institute (2019) and the International Symposium of Aswan  (2021).


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