Hossam Dirar of Egypt is considered to be a significant artist, and I thought it interesting that his latest project seems to be, well, going back in time:
“I took European Orientalist artists’ paintings, which I duplicated as black and white photos, and then I painted over them using acrylic paints and inks,” Dirar told Al-Monitor. “I used collage techniques on some of the works.” [AL Monitor]
On his website he has a page dedicated to Le Cairo 1801. Here’s a sample.
A desire to take ownership over the images of the French? Yearning for the Cairo of yestercentury? Just having fun? Check out his other work at the link above. For an overview, see the AL Monitor article, also above.
