Sunday Evening Art Gallery — eL Seed

eL Seed is a Tunisian artist, born in France and now living in Canada.His distinguished fusion of Arabic Calligraphy and Graffiti has made him an important influence for graffiti artists throughout the Arab world.eL Seed works in the public sphere. His work is not signed and he doesn’t claim ownership upon them. His work is characterized by intricate layers of color, symbols and letters that convey universal messages about coexistence, peace and freedom.Through his art, eL Seed amplifies the voices of the communities he encounters, using language as a tool to create connections and inspire ideas of unity.He celebrates the beauty and uniqueness of cultural heritage and draws inspiration from local writers, poets and philosophers he meets on his travels.Sometimes, eL Seed has a particular theme in mind that he wants to raise so he will search for the appropriate place and quote.In other circumstances, a community will reach out to him first, so he will look for the most appropriate issue to address with his art.You can find more of eL Seed’s amazing murals at https://elseed-art.com/ and https://elseedrelated.com/.

 

 

 

Sunday Evening Art Gallery Blog — Alaa Awad

Alaa Awad is an Egyptian-based graffiti artist, and painter known for his graffiti in Cairo and Luxor.

He is best known for his mural paintings created on Mohamed Mahmoud Street in Cairo.

Awad studied at the South Valley University Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor and graduated in 2004.

Since then he has served as a member of the faculty at the Faculty of Fine Arts as a professor in the Department of Mural Painting.

Unlike other graffiti artists, Awad chooses to paint with a brush and uses acrylic paints rather than using stencils and spray paints.

His intricate paintings can sometimes take up to a week to make not only because of the materials he uses, but because of the complexity of his designs.

Awad’s style aims to remind people of their heritage and past to help them stay true to their Egyptian identity.

His murals are typically multifaceted and multi-layered with each telling a different story.

More of Alaa Awad’s marvelous artwork can be found at http://alaa-awad.com/ and at http://artitssymbolsandmeanings.blogspot.com/2015/05/alaa-awad-power-of-mural-art-of-urban.html