Chant Avedissian (Egypt, 1951-2018) Patchwork- Homage To Hassan Fathi
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- Property from the Rose Issa collection Exhibited: the Whitechapel Gallery, The Adventures of the Black Square, 2015 The son of Armenian refugees, Avedissian studied fine art at the School of Art and Design in Montreal, 1970-73, and applied arts at the National Higher School of Decorative Arts in Paris, 1974-76
- Avedissian draws upon ideas of many different cultures ad traditions, his work ranging from photography to painted stencils to costume and textile design
- His hand-dyed textiles include geometric forms inspired by Pharaonic patterns, Bedouin carpets, Silk Road brick walls or Syrian mother-of-pearl inlaid boxes
- Through the use of repetitive iconoclastic images, Avedissian challenges social influences of Western sculptures in the Middle East
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