Mohamed Hassan Youssef Aly
*1968
lives and works in Alexandria (Egypt)
mhyoussef1968@yahoo.fr
www.mhyoussef.netfirms.com

2002 Ayden (TR), “Ayden Dogan”
2002 Alexandria (EG), “Imagining the book”
2004 Alexandria (EG) “Handprinted Artist’s Book Biennale”

Object:

“Antiq-book”
2 kinds of leather, different kinds of hand made papers, paper pasty, white glow, colors
mixing colors with paper pasty, burning papers and glow – putting some artificiel liquids to imitate old books
20 x 28 cm
2002
Detail:
The leather book is based on a writing from the old Arabic poet Abou Nawass poesy and some Persian calligraphy.
dimensions are 2002, 12 pp, 20 x 28 cm (w x h), in different
methods and techniques)
Text in Arabic and Persian
Cover: Leather with 0.3 cm solid.
Papers: paper pasty, Manilla papers and hand made.
Old papers - painted and printed papers - white glow - colors.

Statement:

I want to re-use the old roots of my origin "pharaonique and arabic ..." to be introduced through my old books. I am trying to use elements and materials that can give inspiartion and imitation to old books viewers. Hand made papers, papers pasty, foams, leathers and woods are the primary tools that I include in my works. I like to experiment every thing. My hapeness that the results are so nice specially the i don't have the tools that can facilate my works

M.H. Youssef Aly