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 "Giza, Cairo")
 "Spray paint on wallpaper backing over wood board")
 "doesn't matter, but it's a nice thought....")
 "Walking around the outskirts of Cairo City, I came across an open gateway to an old mansion and invited myself into the garden passing as an attendee of whatever event was occurring inside. Backlit by safety lights, I snuggled in underneath this incredibly spread lot of palm leaves. What really struck me was how things of this nature could exist within the context of such surrounding poverty only due to the fact that owners of this plot of land would rather invest in gardening than the community. Over time, I came to realize that regardless of context, when something is beautiful, it is beautiful...")
. To represent this, he broke traditional cannon (rules set out to define a style of artisanship) by demanding his likeness take on a more realistic portrayal of his bodily form. For this reason, his form is easily distinguishable from ALL other pharaohs simply because he did not "worship" the ideal often found in so many other rulers (robust muscles, perfect facial features, etc.). IN ADDITION to his defiance of modern standards, Akhenaten even went so far as to change his name in order to break the tradition of name-sake lineage (rulers often named their sons in numeric order because they believed themselves to be a concurrent re-creation of an extension of god --- hence Ramses I, II, III, etc. ---- Akhenaten was originally Amenhotep IV).
As his rule came to a violent end after expanding Egypt\'s presence in the Arab region, religious zealots powered back into place and began painting him as a demon to the people. Many of his artifacts were defaced or destroyed for this reason, SO any time you see something resembling Akhenaten, you must know that it is a rarity that has defied the test of time, people, and placement.
Akhenaten is regarded as a revolutionary philosopher before his time. His influence can be seen in the art & architecture of the famous Queen Nefertiti, his wife, and is disputed to be the father to most known of all pharaohs, Tutankhamun (King Tut).') "From the underground caverns of the Alexandria National Museum in Egypt, this rare bust of King Akhenaten is more than enticing for several reasons. First, he was the heir to a powerful regime taking place in the ancient acropolis of Thebes in Southern Egypt. As his turn in the reign took place over time, he began abandoning past allegiances to instead seek peace. As if breaking from the bondage of nepotism-based states was not enough to be unique in a LONG history of pharaoh kinship, Akhenaten was a fundamentalist who wished to return to the roots of his forefathers by abandoning the polytheism of his time to instead worship a single god (it is rumored that his beliefs were instrumental to helping found Judaism). To represent this, he broke traditional cannon (rules set out to define a style of artisanship) by demanding his likeness take on a more realistic portrayal of his bodily form. For this reason, his form is easily distinguishable from ALL other pharaohs simply because he did not \"worship\" the ideal often found in so many other rulers (robust muscles, perfect facial features, etc.). IN ADDITION to his defiance of modern standards, Akhenaten even went so far as to change his name in order to break the tradition of name-sake lineage (rulers often named their sons in numeric order because they believed themselves to be a concurrent re-creation of an extension of god --- hence Ramses I, II, III, etc. ---- Akhenaten was originally Amenhotep IV).
As his rule came to a violent end after expanding Egypt's presence in the Arab region, religious zealots powered back into place and began painting him as a demon to the people. Many of his artifacts were defaced or destroyed for this reason, SO any time you see something resembling Akhenaten, you must know that it is a rarity that has defied the test of time, people, and placement.
Akhenaten is regarded as a revolutionary philosopher before his time. His influence can be seen in the art & architecture of the famous Queen Nefertiti, his wife, and is disputed to be the father to most known of all pharaohs, Tutankhamun (King Tut).")
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| As a youngster, my parents gave me blank sheets from old Apple Computer print outs and a box of crayons to keep me at bay when going to my brothers' sporting events. Little did they know that this would unfurl into a life-long exploration of the arts. Although I was heavily involved with our community's local high school Advanced Art Portfolio program, my alma mater (The Johns Hopkins University) did not offer any substantial training in the visual arts. This lead me to pursue art as therapy when time allowed. Staying true to the mechanics of drawing and painting, I soon developed a love/hate relationship with incorporating found objects into pieces. Though untrained in the academic sense, my commitment to the idea of exploring new methods of expression begged for certification.
After leaving my job at The American University in Cairo, a residency in Egypt introduced me to performance art, which then lead to an interest in photography as documenting the process. Later, I would receive another residency somewhere in the Sahara Desert where I became trained in the art of photography. While I still like to explore methods for creating new ideas of canvas- as well as performing at open mics- photography is becoming a larger avenue for success in the challenging field of art as business. When I am not busy founding A Library in Cairo (http://controlthefind.org) or hunkered over a computer programming new websites, I like to write poetry and am currently working on a fictitious book about the Egyptian Revolution. |
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Total number of images: 18
- Feathered
- Description: Abstract interpretation of lights found in Washington, D.C. Minimal light filtering, NO photoshop
- Orb
- Description: Picture of a flash in the dark taken through broken innards of another camera.
- Passages
- Description: NYC, 2011
- Biological Algae
- Description: Here is a photo of plugged-in electronics taken in the dark through parts of another broken camera. If we are able to capture such images, do they actually exist as such, or are they only impressions?
- Amorphous Conduction
- Description: Abstract taken from world renowned artist David Hockney's installation "Snails Space with Vari-Lites" at the Hirshhorn Museum in DC. I see this as an addition to his work, a super nova of continuum if you will.
- Defined
- Description: As if the spectrum were to be dissected, this is precisely what has occurred. By taking a moving photograph of a light fixture in a predominately dark room THROUGH the lens filters of another, broken camera, the spectrum has become entirely visible in an unfamiliar spectacle of beauty. These are the colors which make up our existence as per perception.
- Rat Race
- Description: As if the lights are streaking in competition against each other towards some higher purpose.
- Broken Gumball Machine
- Description: NYC, 2009. Title taken from inspiration of context in which made me stop to have a look around.
- Sky Scrape
- Description: NYC, 2011
- Pirate Bay
- America the Overture
- Description: Suburban America, June 2011.
- Avant de Regarder
- Description: French for "Before Looking" -- taken at Edfu temple in Southern Egypt, 2010.
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