Wael Darweish doesn’t follow a single artistic direction, and that may be rooted in his quest for freedom.
https://theartling.com/en/artist/wael-darweish/
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Darweish was born into a family of artists allowing him to discover his love for art at a young age. He mainly worked with fine arts—drawing and painting with oil pastels. Darweish graduated from the Faculty of Art Education in 1998 with a masters in painting and drawing and got a degree in Contemporary Painting Philosophy. Today, he is a professor at this same institute.
Darweish works to raise awareness about global politics and socioeconomic inequality, especially in the Middle East. He is inspired by how those factors affect his life, so his art conveys emotions from joy and hope to sadness.
Midnight Circus
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To explore issues of gender, inequality, independence, etc, Darweish combines traditional and unconventional techniques. In his paintings, he uses various materials deemed untraditional like cardboard, textiles, and elements creating texture. He wants to be as expressive as possible in his art, helping people do the same in politics and democracy.
But Darweish isn’t just a painter. He also does video and installation art to more viscerally showcase the effects of political and socio economic injustice. This allows viewers to think deeply about their relationship with society.
Exhibition “Vivid Memory” (2012).
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Darweish believes art is a way to educate others and raise public awareness on global issues. It plays an essential role in society and culture, and Darweish’s work does exactly that.