ADEL EL SiWi

Images courtesy of the artist and Mashrabia Gallery

The embodiment of the god Thoth, the ibis is one of the most recognizable sacred creatures from ancient Egypt. The ibis was often mummified and depicted on tomb and temple walls. Adel El Siwi’s piece draws on both traditional painting techniques and his fascination with the cyclical nature of existence to breathe life and dynamism into every angle of the ibis. As with ancient Egyptian art, the work reflects the same love of nature and the ability to paint forms which appear ready to take flight at any moment.