Mona A. El-Bayoumi
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Alexandria, Egypt |
Alma mater | Michigan State University |
Known for | painting |
Mona A. El-Bayoumi (born 1962) is an Egyptian American painter and mixed media artist.
Background
Born in
Artwork and career
El-Bayoumi's work portrays people, animals, objects and landscapes in acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media on canvas to create. Her work has been described as "iconic imagery, saturated colors and whimsical subtlety with a mystical style."[1] Stylistically, her work reflects her North African roots, North American training, and travel in Egypt, North Africa, the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe.[1]
Thematically, El-Bayoumi's work focuses on issues of injustice, sexism, racism towards Arabs, and the consequences of war. She has worked on the depiction of women, contrasting "liberated Western Women" with "oppressed Arab Women" in ways that question who it is that is oppressed and in need of liberation.[1]
Notable works
El-Bayoumi created a mixed medium work depicting American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli Defense Force bulldozer in 2003. Her 2004 work, Rachel Corrie, An American We Will Always Be Humbled By, juxtaposed images of Corrie with the US flag turning into hearts.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780313337307.
- ^ a b Painter, Dagmar (2012). "Mona El-Bayoumi's "Subliminal Seduction of Spring"". The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. 31 (4): 57 – via ProQuest.
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