Fri.1 May from Mahmoud Menaysy (Artist, Egypt )
Birth date : 16/3/1970 Place of birth : Alexandria Member of the Fine Artists Association in Egypt. Member of Alexandria and Cairo Atelier. Independent visual artist, expressing himself through painting, sculpture, installations and videoart Cell : +2 0105158101 E-mail : menaysy.borsadiarte@yahoo.it "In few years Menaysy was able to unleash his deep powerful art character submitting it to experience the Modern Art. In the last years, this young talented artist introduced important answers to art perplexes. For instance how to tackle the contradiction thesis and the importance of shock and contrast. If he tackles woman's body, he will incarnate the ethereal treasure that carry the space to express the entire existence of universe, thus it would be the cold deaf material that explodes to protest against all solid, cold, soft, thick, soulless, and mindless. Even though, Menaysy still faithful to the system and method, even his keen on the systematic aestheticism margined his original theory of omission and protest, settle it among shock and contrast factors to unveil the artificial consumed stereotyped". Ahmed Fouad Selim - director of the Egyptian Modern Art Museum (Cairo) Education Technical diploma in prints, 1988. Scholarship Sabbatical leave of the Ministry of Culture in Egypt, 1996 to 2005. Solo shows Cairo Atelier, 1992,1994,1996,1997,1999,2000,2006 The Spanish Cultural Center in Alexandria, 1997. Zamalek Arts Center, 1998. Extra Gallery in Zamalek Cairo - Egypt. 2009. Local exhibitions National Group Exhibitions: The 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 14th Youth Salon, 1991, 1993,1994,1995,1996,1999,2000. ?Youth of First Vision?, the Russian Cultural Center in Alexandria, 1992. Alexandria Youth Salon, 1996,1997. The first Salon of Mini Works of Art, 1997. Freelance Fine Artists Exhibition at Zamalek Arts Center, 1997:2001. The 3rd Salon of Mini Works of Art, 1999. The 25th, 27th, 28th National Art Exhibition, 1997,2001,2003. The Premier Black and White Drawing Salon, Gezira Arts Center, May 2004. The First Nour al-Shakl (Shape's Light) at the Arts Palace, November 2004. The 7th Salon of Mini Works of Art, 2004. The 29th National Art Exhibition, 2005. International exhibitions The Great River Festival Masrana City, Libya, 1994. The 7th Cairo International Biennale, 1998. The 21st Alexandria International Biennale of Mediterranean Countries, 2001, Al-Shouf International Art Symposium in Lebanon, 2001. Local and international Who's Who Youth Salon Encyclopedia, First Edition, edited by Dr. Sobhy el-Sharoony, 1994, Sector of Fine Arts Publications. Youth Salon Encyclopedia, Second Edition, edited by critic Mohammed Hamza, Sector of Fine Arts Publications, 2002. Local recognition Jury prize for painting, the 7th Youth Salon, 1995. Second prize for drawing, the 8th Youth Salon, 1996. Prize for drawing, Alexandria Youth Salon, 1997. Top prize for installation, the 9th Youth Salon, 1997. Encouraging prize, the 14th Youth Salon, 2002. Private collection Among collections of art lovers in Egypt, Italy, Spain, Sweden, USA, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, South Africa, Lebanon. State collection The Egyptian Modern Museum in Cairo. The Ministry of Culture of Egypt. Cultural Development Fund of Egypt. The Supreme Council of Culture of Egypt.