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GUIRGUIS LOTFI, Egypt (1955)

Bio

Born in 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt, Lotfi Guirguis completed his BFA at Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria in 1980. He earned an MFA in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 1991 from Helwan University with a thesis...

Born in 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt, Lotfi Guirguis completed his BFA at Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria in 1980. He earned an MFA in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 1991 from Helwan University with a thesis focused on Coptic Art and Its Effect on Modern Art. Guirguis depicts the popular culture in Egypt. He paints daily life in the modest neighborhoods of Alexandria, where he lives, revealing its packed community. His canvases amass people going by their everyday businesses, while others enjoy family gatherings or take part in ceremonial events. In his majestic paintings, Guirguis celebrates joyful feasts, and lament the deceased. With a touch of gold emanating spiritual light, his work reflects on magic and old legends. Skilled in Coptic art, Guirguis revives ancient painting techniques adopted in religious iconography and Fayoum Portraits. He uses egg tempera or bees' wax mixed with pigments and introduces gold leaf into most of his paintings. His archetypal human figures with flat round faces and oval black eyes gather against flat backgrounds. Lacking a conventional linear perspective, they resonate with Islamic art traditions. Guirguis characters look in all directions trying to reach for the blessing of the creator.

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CV

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022

Guirguis Lotfy: Marahel wa Azminah – Through Time, Picasso East Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2017

Wa Daret el Ayyam (As Time Goes By), ArtTalks Art Space, Cairo, Egypt
Something Beautiful About it, Picasso East Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2016

Renée – Maaki La Oridou Shay’an (With you, I want Nothing), ArtTalks Art Space,Cairo, Egypt

2014

Love Affair, ArtTalks Art Space, Cairo, Egypt

2013

Heya Di Masr Ya Abla(This is Egypt O’Abla), ArtTalks Art Space, Cairo, Egypt

2011

Hadutta Masriya ( An Egyptian Story), The Mojo Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2004

Les Mémoire de Guirguis, French Cultural Center, Alexandria, Egypt

2001

The Storm, Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt

1999

The Storm, The Museum of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

The Collector´s Eye XI, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2023

Crossroads: A Collector’s Tale, Picasso Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2021

The Collector’s Eye VIII, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2019

The Collector’s Eye VI, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2018

Cultural Narratives, Contemporary Art Platform (CAP), Kuwait City, Kuwait
The Collector’s Eye V, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Cultural Narratives, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2017

The Collector’s Eye IV, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2016

The Collector’s Eye III, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
The Collector’s Eye II, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2015

The Collector’s Eye, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

Collections

Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon
Maraya Art Center, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Press
GiurguisLotfi_Art Alert_ Guirguis Lotfy portrays Egypt through Renée at Art Talks gallery-Visual Art-Arts & Culture_Ahram Online_Press.pdf
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GUIRGUIS LOTFI, A CONTEMPORARY COPTIC ARTIST, INTRODUCES FRESH AIR INTO TRADITIONAL COPTIC ART  ON COPTIC NATIONALISM _Press.pdf
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جرجس لطفي.. الحياة اليومية المصرية كأيقونة.pdf
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GuirguisLotfi_The Redeeming Power of Guirguis Lotfy_s Art_CairoScene_Press.pdf
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GUIRGUIS LOTFI Artwork

El Mouled/ المولد

GUIRGUIS LOTFI, Egypt, 2015
149.5 x 240 cm

Fishermen/الصّيّادون

GUIRGUIS LOTFI, Egypt, 2008
122 x 88.5 cm

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