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    Mahmoud Darwish Art

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    The document discusses two paintings by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said - "A Suburb in Stockholm" from 1957 depicting a snowy Swedish landscape, and "The City" from 1937 depicting a crowded street in Alexandria. It analyzes the styles, subjects, dimensions and techniques of the paintings, noting how Said emphasized Egyptian identity and culture in his works through depictions of people, costumes, and environments.

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    The document discusses two paintings by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said - "A Suburb in Stockholm" from 1957 depicting a snowy Swedish landscape, and "The City" from 1937 depicting a crowded street in Alexandria. It analyzes the styles, subjects, dimensions and techniques of the paintings, noting how Said emphasized Egyptian identity and culture in his works through depictions of people, costumes, and environments.

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    The document discusses two paintings by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said - "A Suburb in Stockholm" from 1957 depicting a snowy Swedish landscape, and "The City" from 1937 depicting a crowded street in Alexandria. It analyzes the styles, subjects, dimensions and techniques of the paintings, noting how Said emphasized Egyptian identity and culture in his works through depictions of people, costumes, and environments.

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    Mahmoud Darwish Art

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    The document discusses two paintings by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said - "A Suburb in Stockholm" from 1957 depicting a snowy Swedish landscape, and "The City" from 1937 depicting a crowded street in Alexandria. It analyzes the styles, subjects, dimensions and techniques of the paintings, noting how Said emphasized Egyptian identity and culture in his works through depictions of people, costumes, and environments.

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    BUC/ Faculty of Applied Arts/ Textiles

    Course Title: Art appreciation and criticism – Tutorial (2)


    Dr. Ola HAmdy
    Faculty of Applied Arts
    Art Appreciation and criticism
    Student name: Mina Samy Abd-elZaher Date: 4/11/2020
    Student ID: 20173115 Sheet No: 2
    Assistant: Grade:

    Mahmoud said paintings criticism:

    A Suburb in Stockholm
    Mahmoud Saiid

     Date: 1957
     Style: Expressionism
     Genre: landscape
     Dimensions: 60 x 81 cm

    This painting describe a quiet suburb in Stockholm in winter as we see all the streets and houses are
    covered with snow which is ordinary in European countries. And there's a pedestrian walking between
    houses alone. And there no other people in streets. In the painting we found a balanced compositions
    of buildings and a perfect use of perspective and a great use of white tints.
    When looking at this painting we can feel the cold and remember the smell of cold days, also we can
    feel the loneliness from predestine that walks alone. Maybe Mahmoud said remembered his days in
    Paris and how was cold this days.
    Mahmoud Saiid was greatly influenced by Egyptian personality in all its functions in this painting
    we find him emphasizing the cold days in Sweden as he can't remember a sunny days in Europe
    unlike his country.

    Art appreciation and criticism Page 1


    BUC/ Faculty of Applied Arts/ Textiles
    Course Title: Art appreciation and criticism – Tutorial (2)
    Dr. Ola HAmdy

    The City
    Mahmoud Saiid

     Date: 1937
     Style: Expressionism
     Dimensions: 330 cm x 220 cm,
     Medium: oil on canvas

    The painting visualize the Egyptian streets (Alexandria) as Mahmoud Saiid living. The painting project
    a crowded street full of different people and animals and reflect the Egyptian spirit from the clothes and
    traditions of Egyptians.

    Egypt people in their distinctive uniforms so in this painting we notice the sun lifting its long shadow
    before departing from the view, we see inside the painting different kinds of people and costumes that
    are rare in Egypt at the present time, such as the ''arqasos seller''

    Mahmoud saiid emphasizes the Egyptian identity in this painting He was the philosopher who observes
    the people draws the soul and philosophy and records it in paintings that mix colours with meanings,
    His paintings are a poetic document of Egyptian life.

    The first thing that catches my eyes when looking at this painting is the faces of the people that are
    similar to our faces and also ancient Egyptian faces that made us recognize ourselves again.

    We can feel that the colors used in this painting are warm colors, components are dynamic, people walks
    in groups that reflect the feeling of warmth in Egyptian cities unlike the first painting.

    This artist adopted the issue of presenting Egyptian heritage, environment, and identity to the world
    through his modern paintings.

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