The bird symbolic significance in Ahmed Morsi, Reda and Ahmed Abdel Karim Artist work

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Department of General Art, College of Applied Arts, 6th of October University

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The bird scenes in ancient Egyptian art were not just a depiction of the activities of daily life in ancient Egypt, but by contemplating these scenes we discover deeper meanings, as, one of the scenes of bird hunting in the Edfu temple depicts a fishing net in which not only birds have fallen, but also prisoners of enemies bound by shackles and some animals
In Coptic art, bird images symbolize winged spirits. When the Muslim artist drew the bird, he didn’t have to simulate reality, but rather treated it artistically with stylized shapes that sprout from its wings and tail decorative branches. Contemporary Egyptian painting artists dealt with the bird shape not to simulate reality, but envelop it with a symbolic character that reflects its artistic and cultural heritage through the ages. The research deals with the symbolic significance of the bird in the works of Ahmed Morsi, Reda Abdel Salam and Ahmed Abdel Karim.
Research problem:
1- What is the contemporary Egyptian photographer's benefit from the symbolic connotations of the bird's shape in ancient arts and formulating it in a way that suits his idea and his time?.
2- Does the contemporary Egyptian artist use the bird's shape as an artistic value only, or does it have a symbolic effect that gives dimensions beyond its appearance?
Research goal:
1- Confirming the role of the bird’s shape and its symbolic significance in the paintings of the contemporary Egyptian photographer.
Key words: bird - heritage - symbol - contemporary art.

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