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Gala Bell Dendera2022
2022
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Dendera (2022) by contemporary artist Gala Bell. Oil on linen 65cm x 65cm. The Dendera Temple complex is located in the south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt. This work looks at the fragments of colour left on the interior frescoes of the temple of Hathor, allowing an abstraction to take over the original forms, describing the effect of dimmed light in the temple and the shifting of shapes that appear on the walls in semi -darkness.
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