Chant Avedissian: Cairo Stencils (Hardcover)

by Chant Avedissian (Author)

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'What is most noticeable in this beautiful book is the deep love that Chant seems to have for his country ... through his modern icons Chant shows an individual art that is incomparable to any other work.' Al-Arab

Product Description

In his colorful stenciled images, Chant Avedissian deftly explores the boundaries between "high" and "low" art, politics and pop, the ephemeral and the enduring, and Egypt and the world. Avedissian refined his techniques in Western art schools, but he draws inspiration from Egypt's modern Golden Age, with its glamorous divas and mustachioed movie stars.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Saqi Books (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863560806
• ISBN-13: 978-0863560804
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,649,877 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous work in a beautiful book, June 13, 2006

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This is a terrific and thorough examination of the work of Chant Avedissian, an Egyptian-Armenian artist. First, the book is gorgeous, all colour plates printed beautifully with a great introduction that tells about the artist and also about the social and political framework of Egypt and how the work fits into that. The plates are divided into categories by subject matter. Second, the work is really beautiful and demonstrates the influence on the artist of his travels (to the far east, and west) in the lush patterns and references, and the mediums, (often monotypes on cardboard). It captures this body of Avedissian's work wonderfully. The Cairo Stencils series uses pattern, portraiture and text to capture the richness and complexity of Egypt. Avedissians work is a historical (yet contemporary) visual tour of the Egyptian psyche.