FAROUK WAHBA

The organic colors, clay figure and use of hieroglyphs, which dominate Farouk Wahba’s painting, make direct links with ancient Egyptian art and culture. The ram itself is reminiscent of Khnum , the god who created humans out of clay and was the guardian of the river Nile, and yet the three brightly colored rays of light which appear to be travelling to and from the central figure provoke greater reflection. Taking the place of candles, do they symbolize the continuation of light and creative inspiration Ancient Egypt has offered the world, or are they part of Wahba’s personal narrative on what it means to be Egyptian in the modern world?