Friday, May 20, 2005

Faruk Wahba: presenting ancient Egypt

http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/5/
"The retrospective exhibition of Faruk Wahba held at Horizon I Gallery displays a fine collection of the artist's work. They include a mixture of art dating from his graduation from Alexandria University's Faculty of Fine Arts in 1968 to this day. The exhibition is one of the important exhibitions of Alexandrian artists in Cairo this season.Wahba's name has been associated since the l980s with artistic representations of ancient Egyptian. His frequent visits to the Egyptian Museum have encouraged in him a great interest in its ancient statues, jewellery and mummies". This article goes on to discuss the work of Wahba.

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