From the "CMYK" series of works Painting

"CMYK" In printing processes CMYK is the subtractive colour model used in colour printing whereby Cyan, Magenta and Yellow are the primaries . K stands for “Key” and is obtained by intermixing the primaries which yields a muddy black .However, the addition of black also increases the tonal possibilities. Here ,El Emam uses this model allegorically in his quest to invite the viewer to re-examine a painting from first principles. For as long as he can remember, his vision has remained clear and unwavering regardless of subject matter , medium or location . “At the age of thirteen I knew in my heart without being able to explain or rationalize that I wanted to be a painter, regardless of what lay ahead of me I was prepared there and then to make all sacrifices just to follow that exhilarating feeling”. His prime concern as an artist and responsibility towards the onlooker is the essence of what a painting really is ; what you feel is what you see. By stripping the work of all preconceptions , fancy jargon and complex rhetoric he invites the viewer by giving him the “key” to interact freely , and without intimidation , with the canvas at hand and asks him to draw his/her conclusions with the same weight of responsibility that he has infused into making the work. Evident in El Emam’s work is the continual interweaving of depth and research in both the intellectual and the process of crafting the artwork. And like a good craftsman , he prepares his tools , his mediums and his substrates very carefully . Then comes the lengthy process of working and reworking the canvas ; he questions himself and his work continuously in a deliberately analytical drawn out thought process. Colours are very important to El Emam, he has turned them into a language of his own and he uses them to tell you what he thinks and how he feels , yet , unobtrusively gives you all the space and freedom to draw out your own conclusions.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:38.2 W x 38.2 H x 0.8 D in

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