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rn Egypt without turning back or never turn a blind eye to the ancient history; we find it
as it moves towards establishing and enriching its existence, depending on direct inspi-
rations and others that include the rich and real historical choice.
The artist's paintings are on their way to creativity and have been overwhelmed by plastic
practices and experimentations. Skilfully and competently, the graphic artist inside him
inspired the painter in his artistic personality. The sculptor, conceptual artist, installation
artist, calligrapher and photographer as well as the video artist have all found their way
to the artist Sakr’s spirit which is free from the influence of one style and the only con-
tent, burning and crowded with different spirits, bringing their production from one spirit
to another through renewed paintings in their diversity, style and content which gives
these paintings their interchangeability with all tastes and plastic minds that are looking
for their stylistic aspirations, starting from the horizon of abstraction to the geography of
post-modern.
The artist has enriched the visual surface from its Egyptian roots and its unique cultural
diversity. His paintings are full of many symbols that are abstracted and simplified of the
ancient Egyptian origins and others of folk origins and other symbols and contemporary
signs. However these symbols abounded and varied, they were combined with the desire
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as it moves towards establishing and enriching its existence, depending on direct inspi-
rations and others that include the rich and real historical choice.
The artist's paintings are on their way to creativity and have been overwhelmed by plastic
practices and experimentations. Skilfully and competently, the graphic artist inside him
inspired the painter in his artistic personality. The sculptor, conceptual artist, installation
artist, calligrapher and photographer as well as the video artist have all found their way
to the artist Sakr’s spirit which is free from the influence of one style and the only con-
tent, burning and crowded with different spirits, bringing their production from one spirit
to another through renewed paintings in their diversity, style and content which gives
these paintings their interchangeability with all tastes and plastic minds that are looking
for their stylistic aspirations, starting from the horizon of abstraction to the geography of
post-modern.
The artist has enriched the visual surface from its Egyptian roots and its unique cultural
diversity. His paintings are full of many symbols that are abstracted and simplified of the
ancient Egyptian origins and others of folk origins and other symbols and contemporary
signs. However these symbols abounded and varied, they were combined with the desire
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