THE PRANK

“The Prank “is the solo exhibition focusing on the creative process by the artist where he explores few philosophical questions in his work.Wael Darwesh creates preliminary drawings where he plays with lines, colors, and geometric forms moving on to what become semi abstract paintings constructed from his mind.The “PRANK” by WAEL DARWESH is the exploration that each individual - not society or religion - is solely responsible for giving meaning to life and living it passionately and sincerely.

This form of Existentialism, the search for the meaning of happiness, in our human and daily lives and the constant questioning if life is really worth living, has been permanently recurrent in his works.Should we consider life “spontaneously”, as it comes? Or there is it some kind of a mirage with instantaneous pleasures that will fade quickly?Wael says, “We are always standing in the middle of the road trying to ascertain where the truth is. We may compromise to reach half way and end with incomplete dreams.”

Wael ‘s latest body of works “The Prank “reflects constantly this state of mind, this questioning by the dramatic expression in the works, the “mise en scene”, a set up for the human figures and the selected colors of his palette as well.Wael Darwesh, the artist, is Egyptian whom participated amongst other international art events to The 55th Venice Biennale, Maldives Pavilion, and Venice, Italy in 2013.

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