ABU RAWASH


AWS : American Watercolor Society member
NWS: National Watercolor Society member
AAAI - the Australian Association of Architectural Illustrators
SAS -Archaeological illustration  professional member
CUS: Cairo Urban Sketchers member.
Founder of:
-(Tasmeem) Architecture Design Society 2001
(which bred Cairo Urban Sketcher)
-Abu Rawash Prize for art & design, 2016.
-Founder and editor-in-chief of SELECTED artist magazine.
Egyptian architect was born in 1981 In Giza, Abu Rawash earned a Bachelor of architecture degree from Cairo University.
He best known for his  architectural illustration. He has worked as an architect, Landscape designer, interior designer, architectural illustrator, as well as becoming an archaeology illustrator.
Between 2005 and 2013 he worked as an architecture/illustration instructor in architecture department (Cairo University and aviation academy) and He has also held watercolor workshops, more than 12 years.
In 2016, he began spending more time painting in watercolors,.. and now he develops a micro realistic watercolor technique in his studio .. He ushered a project of  archaeology illustration about the destroyed monuments in Syria, (digital and watercolors).He sees this art project as a connection to exhibiting feelings of history nostalgia , He feels the ancient time in each brush touch, and express this feeling , to make his paintings not only a copy of the reference pictures, also he sets up his plein air easel, and paint outdoors in many  beautiful ancient places around the world.
In 1996, at age of 15, he started Cubism, he produced dozens of paintings, he exhibited in Egyptian Ministry of culture exhibition, Television theaters, ANNUAL YOUTH SALON AT THE CAIRO OPERA HOUSE.
in this period he met and learned from famous Egyptian artists like: Husain Bikar and Mostafa Al Razaz.. Dr. Al Razaz was supporting  and take care of Abu Rawash as he recognized that he has an outstanding professional talent..(2000-2005)The Cubism period ultimately affecting  his visual thinking of architecture, he went on to embrace deconstruction style.





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