Formaldehyde Fish

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Ciao tutti!

I KNOW... I KNOW... it's been a long time ago! about a year maybe? :)

Well The Fickilians thinkers were very busy with real life.
-Ibrahem is spending most of his time working on his new company Nuclues.. It's amazingly going great and as he ever wanted. And ofcourse lets not forget his addiction to Star Craft. :D
-As for me Nure.. I've been studying italiano for the past 4 months and let me tell you.. it wasnt easy as i thought.. But was good, been kicking ass with it! currently i've applied for a scholarship competition to do my Masters degree in Rome, and i've been shortlisted and what i would like from you guys is very simple, please go on to this link: http://creativediary.net/nour-abdallah/131/ and share your thoughts about the proposed design as well as voting for the work. I will truly appreciate it if you did me this favor.

Sweet Joseph

Sweet Joseph Cigars are 100% sweet flavored.

Inspired by the graphics of [Rolling Paper..Graphics in cigarette rolling papers. By Jose´ Lorente]

Check out this amazing book:
http://www.indexbook.com/libro.php?521

Exit 4 2009

Here are some illustrations and installations exhibited at EXIT 4 graduates show @ The College of Fine Arts and Design of Sharjah.
The name of the installation is "DOUCHETTE inc.". The concept revolves around the idea of spying by creating a spying agency that operates from bathtubs and with the use of the shower head that provides both sound and water to the spying agents.

TYPOGRAPHY for fun

here are a multiple images of some experimental typography i did just for fun and to try something else other than illustration for a change. I actually enjoyed blending text and decorative elements, I found it powerful.
The text is taken from Esthero's song "Everydays is a holiday with you".
I need your feedback.
Enjoy.

The Evolving Id Project (phase 1)

(Here Are some photographs of "The Evolving Id" Sept-Dec book version)


This book is a documentation of my current sculpture based project "The Evolving Id". It covers the process from 14th Sept till 16th Dec 2008, which includes imagery on morphing a toy horse into a hyena. As we know Hyena’s symbolize immortality, the reversal of normal activities, well known for their dirty habits and many other negative traits. In this project I am portraying this dirty animal in a different way by giving it a different nature, the hyena statue will then evolve into a well-respected, cherished figure. The Id is the part of us that is unconscious; following our Id may lead us to do terrible, unacceptable things. I relate the Id to animals because both of them are uncontrollable.

(Here are some other photos of the work produced for my academic assessment)







Lets Not forget The 40 seconds Video of a 4 months work.

The Process

This project required 4 months to reach this stage. It is important that I take my time producing my artwork as It helps me develop new ideas and find more opportunities to rethink and determine what my work is all about. It’s also the nature of the process that takes time to be done especially if it’s a new medium I have to work with. I did not work continuously on this specific project; I gave it as much time as it requires because I am trying to create a history to this artwork by developing its physical appearance as well as its mentality. It is very important, throughout this work, to give the wrong impression to the viewer, inducing him into thinking that this is a toy. In reality it’s not, the hyena will be portrayed as an important figure that looks like anything but a toy; there will be a butler standing behind the hyena waiting for his majesty to command. The only reason why the viewer will first think that the hyena is a toy is because of its cuteness and its neatness in production. It is most common in the art world that artworks must look messy or handmade to make it look cliché. For me it’s the opposite way, I find it challenging for me to produce an artwork that looks as neat as an industry product. It is very easy for me to work on the hyena in a very random uneven way in stitching, painting, and presenting but that will be very easy to do, and I will face no complications, and that’s not really what I am looking for. This activity made me believe that I may one day become a perfectionist. As I stated before this book only covers the first 4 months period of the process I went through. You’ll be expecting more books about this project because it may take a lot more time than I previously expected.

***Artists that inspire me***

Robert Rauschenberg

Jeff Koons



Elizabeth McGrath



Gary Baseman



Artworks

Capitoline Wolf


Carlo Zucchi (paintings on the ceilings and walls of the Rundale Palace- Museum)






Thanks :D