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1919 Benisoueif, Egyt - 2011. Known for: Modernist painting with abundance of color and sunshine.
Born in 1919 in Benisoueif, Hamed Owais graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo to become one of the leading pioneer Egyptian artists. Owais helped create the "Group of Modern Art" in... Read full biography
Born in 1919 in Benisoueif, Hamed Owais graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo to become one of the leading pioneer Egyptian artists. Owais helped create the "Group of Modern Art" in 1947, a group that rejected surrealism "because it was essentially rebellion, or an art which did not... Read full biography
Born in 1919 in Benisoueif, Hamed Owais graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo to become one of the leading pioneer Egyptian artists. Owais helped create the "Group of Modern Art" in 1947, a group that rejected surrealism "because it was essentially rebellion, or an art which did not aim at the consciousness of the people at large", in his own words. Owais, a strong believer that revolutionary ideology should be reflected in art, devoted himself to Cairo ambiance of 1946 as... Read full biography
Born in 1919 in Benisoueif, Hamed Owais graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo to become one of the leading pioneer Egyptian artists. Owais helped create the "Group of Modern Art" in 1947, a group that rejected surrealism "because it was essentially rebellion, or an art which did not aim at the consciousness of the people at large", in his own words. Owais, a strong believer that revolutionary ideology should be reflected in art, devoted himself to Cairo ambiance of 1946 as revolutionary ideas were being shaped. Eventually, his work became the expression of his own devotion to the Revolution. Besides his inspiration and influence by Picasso, Matisse and the Fauves, Owais was also influenced by Alexandria with its abundance of... Read full biography
Born in 1919 in Benisoueif, Hamed Owais graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Cairo to become one of the leading pioneer Egyptian artists. Owais helped create the "Group of Modern Art" in 1947, a group that rejected surrealism "because it was essentially rebellion, or an art which did not aim at the consciousness of the people at large", in his own words. Owais, a strong believer that revolutionary ideology should be reflected in art, devoted himself to Cairo ambiance of 1946 as revolutionary ideas were being shaped. Eventually, his work became the expression of his own devotion to the Revolution. Besides his inspiration and influence by Picasso, Matisse and the Fauves, Owais was also influenced by Alexandria with its abundance of color and sunshine; qualities that eventually became main characteristics of his work. Artist Chronology.... Read full biography
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Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Barcelona, Spain
- •China
- •France After 1900
- •Germany After 1900
Art School
- •Cairo School/Institiute/Academy of Fine Arts, Egypt, Student
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale