Youssef Nabil: Once Upon a Dream

Youssef Nabil's handpainted photographs mix a nostalgic aesthetic with 21st-century ideology
Divided into thematic sections, this volume surveys the career of Egyptian film and video artist Youssef Nabil (born 1972). Nabil's handpainted photographic portraits--made using traditional Egyptian painting techniques found in old family portraits or movie posters--mix symbolism and abstraction.

Summary

Youssef Nabil’s handpainted photographs mix a nostalgic aesthetic with 21st-century ideology
Divided into thematic sections, this volume surveys the career of Egyptian film and video artist Youssef Nabil (born 1972). Nabil’s handpainted photographic portraits—made using traditional Egyptian painting techniques found in old family portraits or movie posters—mix symbolism and abstraction.

Product details

• Authors: Andre Aciman
• Assisted by: Youssef Nabil (Photographs), Jean-Jacques Aillagon (Editor), Matthieu Humery (Editor)
• Publisher: Marsilio Editori
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9788829704217
• ISBN: 978-88-297-0421-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 318 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 1006 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV