Self-Portrait with Select Heroes
Canvas
2019.05
New York, NY
Mixed Media on Canvas
121.9 x 182.9 cm |
48 x 72
in
This is one of the first paintings I ever made in which I pay direct homage to some of my greatest artistic influences, most prominantly is Jean-Michel Basquiat and king of comics Jack Kirby. On the t-shirt are the names of some of my Egyptian contemporaries, also great influences: Ammar [Abo Bakr], Hany [Rashed], Aya [Tarek], and Huda [Lutfi]. The painting also references my journey from Cairo’s Tahrir Square to New York City’s Greenwich Village.