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Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
"Symphony I" Bronze sculpture 28" x 15" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak

2008

About the Item

"Symphony I" Bronze sculpture 28" x 15" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Bronze & Marble Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and feeling – a central element to Abd Elmalak’s creative process – which he thoughtfully marries with symbolically complementary elements from nature or with the alluring concoctions of his imagination. Their fronts exude his romantic artistic language evident in his prose and poetry, as he was also a prolific writer, while their backs reveal a new composition of a different language and content, based on a concept of absolute abstraction. Bicar explains Abd Elmalak’s artistic duality as one in which the language of silence integrates with the language of dialogue to “create an unconventional moral unity that confirms its solidity and tenderness simultaneously.”
  • Creator:
    Ibrahim Abd Elmalak (1944 - 2011, Egyptian)
  • Creation Year:
    2008
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Culver City, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1085110841902
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