Organized by the Sharjah Art Foundation in collaboration with the Sharjah Museum Authority, the exhibition «Distinguished Signs .. Adam Hanin» accompanies visitors on a tour of the history of the Egyptian veteran Adam Hanin, the most prominent artists in the Arab world.
Hanin, who adored the ancient Egyptian sculpture, and entrenched in his conscience, making his sculptures a technical guide to the impact of his great ancestors, in the interrogation of stones that reveal secrets is one of the most prominent artists and creators of the region, who left their mark on the art scene in the Arab world. His works, which have shaped his artistic history in the sculpture world, from the 1950s to the present day.
Artistic career
A long artistic career that exceeded 70 years, was carried out by sculptor priest Adam Hanin.
Born in 1929, Hanin began his passion for sculpture in his early childhood, when he visited the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on a school trip, to return to his home engraved in his mind all the details: the texture of the stones, the smell of the place, the statues that spread throughout the whole, the magic of the past and mysterious secrets .
His imagination continued to haunt the statues he saw, until he succeeded in making his first clay sculpture taken by his father and placed in his small workshop that he owned for making silverware, and did not imagine that this small statue is the first nucleus of the birth of a sculptor of a unique style, taught and decorated with artwork Dozens of international art exhibitions all over the world.
70 years of giving
Over the past 70 years, the Egyptian artist has been able to explore the infrastructure of the essence of the forms, taking advantage of his Pharaonic heritage and contemporary visions and experiences, and was a real opportunity to study Egyptian art closely, after finishing his university studies and a grant to the city of Luxor in southern Egypt To spend two years there, that grant was made for early payments.
Between Luxor and Europe
During his stay in Luxor, Hanin approached the paintings inside the tombs, comparing to what he had seen in nature, and he began to learn firsthand how the ancient Egyptian was translating things around him.
He began to grope his artistic identity, trying to look inside him for the beginning of the road, and has the only sense that it is a combination of several influences, it is an extension of the great Egyptian heritage, and at the same time can not overlook his existence in a different era of its own nature and different elements.
After completing the Luxor scholarship, he received another scholarship to study art in Germany for a year and a half. The trip was his first contact with the West. The study period was an opportunity for him to get acquainted with Western art closely. Works in books, and learn about the Western mentality rather than reading about it.
Once he returned to Egypt in 1960, he moved to the island of central Nile in Nubia to learn about the culture of its people, trying to search for the remnants of ancient civilization, especially since the life of Nubia was more conservative cultural and artistic traditions and directly related to the ancient Egyptian arts and customs in architecture, tools, clothing and foul And the general behavior of its people.
After the setback of 1967, Hanin traveled again to Europe, heading to Paris, where the Egyptian atmosphere was packed with despair and defeat, and the climate was not suitable in Egypt at the time to produce art or to search for new paths in the artistic experience, life was almost stopped and the atmosphere is completely dedicated to the idea of war and defeat In the city of lights, he found a favorable climate for stability and a positive opportunity to meet artists from all walks of life. Despite his life difficulties, he stayed there for more than 20 years. F. is held Aswan City.
Creative fingerprints
The observer of Hanin's artistic career is aware that his works are divided into several stages, each linked to a particular artistic style. During his stay in Luxor, he completed a series of drawings entitled "The Annunciation" depicting Ghazala. He also presented the work of Fatima, a statue of a woman's head, a horse and a piper. ), (Comfort), and (mother of the martyr).
In another artistic stage, the Egyptian artist devoted himself to drawing plants, and he accomplished (garden 1), drawings of the book of the Rubaiyat Salah Gahin, as well as sculptures representing animals such as owl, donkey and legendary bird
His abstract sculptural experience included a number of distinguished works, including (Nessma), (Sheikh of the country), (silent surveillance), (triumph escalates), (woman and horse) and (boys in a pigtail).
Milestones
On the selection of the annual exhibition «milestones» to host the work of sculptor Adam Hanin in its tenth session, the curator of the exhibition Sheikha Noura al-Mualla, said that «the exhibition highlights the course of a nearly 70-year experience in which Hanin produced a rich collection of sculptures and drawings that constitute a milestone In the history of modern and contemporary Arab art, reflects his aesthetic works and his own style that he has expressed through his research and his constant passion for the uniqueness of the common, the privacy in the inherited, and the comprehensive in the local ».
Al-Mualla pointed out that «Hanin is one of the symbols of modern Arab art, who presented a new visual formulation enriched the art scene, and combined in its artistic components between the aesthetic heritage and contemporary spirit, and local identity and the global dimension» explaining that «during his career produced sculptures inspired the Egyptian environment and excellence Its realistic style, as well as its unique visual formulations, were based on Pharaonic art and manifested in a series of works representing different animals such as birds, cats and horses.
Al-Mualla added that «the experience of nostalgia gained new features after his stay in Paris and his interaction with the work of modern sculptors, where his tendency towards abstraction has emerged through topics related to spiritual transcendence, which in all the production sought to create an artistic language that does not address sight alone, but addresses the emotions and emotions ».
His permanent museum in his house
Adam Hanin participated in international group exhibitions, including the Alexandria Biennale, the Venice Biennale, the Cairo International Biennale, local group exhibitions, as well as his personal exhibitions.In 2013, he was able to open his permanent museum in his home.