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Heba Hafez Paints Intricate Patterns in Elemental Realms at Agora Gallery
Heba Hafez, The Great Sleep, Oil on Canvas
Personal and poignant, Egyptian artist Heba Hafez paints with an unusual amount of awareness and sincerity. Layers of thought are transformed into imagery rich with meaning as she responds to the world around her. These are daring artworks, orchestrated with an inventive visual language that is being developed in her mind each day. "Society is my muse and a close companion, whether we are at peace or at war with one another." Correspondingly we find a variety of subjects, intricate patterns and symbols alongside references to religion, history, and modern pop culture. Hafez pours her whole self into her work; each piece is so radically different it seems as if we get to know the artist all over again. Some works may approach pure abstraction while others display an artist with an impeccable talent for rendering the human form in an expressive and soulful manner. Hafez’s original motifs, surrealist landscapes, and figural deconstruction are conveyed in a way that celebrates life’s profound mysteries. Hafez lives and works in Cairo.
Exhibition Dates: February 02, 2010 – February 23, 2010
Reception: Thursday, February 04, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Influenced by a range of sources, from Native American to the masters of Western Art, the works collected in Elemental Realms explore not only the world we live in, but also the world that lives within each of us. Through inventive forms or unusual experimentation with media, these artists speak about a harmony with nature, personal awareness, and a delight in the timeless rhythms of life.
Featured Artists:
Elemental Realms- Anne D. Grandin, Heba Hafez, David Jough, James Keul, Ebba Grethe Moegelvang, Maricela Sanchez, Valter Varderesian
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists. Most recently, the gallery launched http://agoraartgalleryblog.com, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.
Agora Gallery
530 West 25th St
Chelsea, NY 10001
212-226-4151
lee@agora-gallery.com
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