The Influence of the Changes in Urban Design on Contemporary Egyptian Painting

The great cities in Egypt have been exposed to radical changes in its form and design since the second half of the Twentieth century. The study discusses these changes and their effect on the artistic production of the contemporary Egyptian painters. The positive and the negative aspects of this con...

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Main Author: Reham Sherbiny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEREK Press 2017-09-01
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Online Access:https://press.ierek.com/index.php/ARChive/article/view/129
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description The great cities in Egypt have been exposed to radical changes in its form and design since the second half of the Twentieth century. The study discusses these changes and their effect on the artistic production of the contemporary Egyptian painters. The positive and the negative aspects of this continuous relationship between the artist and the surrounding environment feature are presented, prominently, here. Did the changes in the urban design reflect in the paintings of these artists? How did the Egyptian artists receive and respond to these major urban changes in their paintings? The study deals with the most important changes in the design of the great cities in Egypt. This is coupled with a comparative study of the selected examples from the works of the contemporary painters, with the real image of the urban designs revealing interesting insights about the dynamics of this process.
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spelling doaj.art-2b9a507e130843b1a43bd1fc04da263d2022-12-21T22:08:57ZengIEREK PressARCHive-SR2537-01542537-01622017-09-011110.21625/archive.v1i1.12955The Influence of the Changes in Urban Design on Contemporary Egyptian PaintingReham Sherbiny0Painting, Fine Arts Faculty, Helwan UniversityThe great cities in Egypt have been exposed to radical changes in its form and design since the second half of the Twentieth century. The study discusses these changes and their effect on the artistic production of the contemporary Egyptian painters. The positive and the negative aspects of this continuous relationship between the artist and the surrounding environment feature are presented, prominently, here. Did the changes in the urban design reflect in the paintings of these artists? How did the Egyptian artists receive and respond to these major urban changes in their paintings? The study deals with the most important changes in the design of the great cities in Egypt. This is coupled with a comparative study of the selected examples from the works of the contemporary painters, with the real image of the urban designs revealing interesting insights about the dynamics of this process.https://press.ierek.com/index.php/ARChive/article/view/129cityarchitectureformcontemporarypainterschangeimpactmassspacecrowdednessvision
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title The Influence of the Changes in Urban Design on Contemporary Egyptian Painting
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