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n the begining, I thought that I came to this world in a mission to find the wherabouts of the dimension of humanity in which colors are the embodiment of truth and lies. I ended creating the masks that hide it.

"When an artist, like me, enters the port of Cubism, and his works are covered with these distinctive lines of Cubist composition, the voices spontaneously begin to invoke “Picasso” to put me in an obligatory sentence with him. That's why I always say: let's run away from Picasso and contemplate the spirit of Cubism and its deepest potential, instead of going after Pablo. This cubism represents the most suggestive aesthetic conception of the fragmentation of man, and the division of every component of domination - from the state to its systems to society - a piece of this human being. These systems, located in geometric shapes (squares, triangles, circles, and cubes), appear as if they surround the human being to reshape and model it, to become a malleable component in it, and an angle within its endless angles."

from Majd Abu Amer's internview with Bermalion, 2020

cubism represents the most suggestive aesthetic conception of the fragmentation of man

Man has become a fragmented being that is unable to gather his scattered self. This might be the reason behind the many masks, geometric shapes and exploding faces present in my artworks.

Bermalion (Abdou M. El-Bermawy) is a Painter, Art Critic and Writer whose body of artwork is focusing on the human form, interactions, and the internalization of life experiences.

His paintings often feature emotive eyes of alternately vulnerable, longing and fatigued persons. He considers play to be critical to his practice, though his works convey an emotional intensity and passion. The style dominating his paintings is reflecting such playful spirit.

Bermalion has graduated from Cairo University in 1994, and obtained an MA in political studies. He received classical Arabic calligraphy and art studies as well. He worked as a researcher and human rights activist. Moreover, he writes in arts, history, and culture of the Middle East.

Bermalion’s artworks have been exhibited in Cairo, New York, Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi. His solo exhibitions include:

- Portraits of Stella, Cairo Atelier, 2009
- Memories of downtown, Cairo Atelier, 2013
- Subway Dwellers , Onishi Gallery, New York, 2015
- The Face Epic, Katara, Doha, 2020
- Conspicuous, Yassin Art Gallery, Cairo, 2022

Conspicuous

Yassin Art Gallery, Cairo, 2022

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Man has become a fragmented being that is unable to gather his scattered self. This might be the reason behind the many masks, geometric shapes and exploding faces present in my artworks.

Conspicuous