{"id":58244,"date":"2023-11-10T12:31:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/?p=58244"},"modified":"2023-11-10T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:33:45","slug":"public-art-without-viewers-is-not-art-sam-shendi-discusses-his-art-degypte-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/public-art-without-viewers-is-not-art-sam-shendi-discusses-his-art-degypte-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Public Art Without Viewers Is Not Art\u2019: Sam Shendi Discusses His Art D\u2019Egypte Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Measuring the extent of someone\u2019s talent often relies on its detection at first. If an individual isn\u2019t aware of their skills, their genius could very easily go unnoticed, unless an unexpected encounter reveals their hidden potential. Such was the case for Sam Shendi, an Egyptian-born sculptor based in England and who is currently exhibiting his work at Art D\u2019\u00c9gypte \u201cForever Is Now 03.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t know that I was going to be a sculptor,\u201d Shendi confessed to MILLE. \u201cI remember attending my first lessons in university in 1992 when my professor, in the middle of 300 students, told me that I was special. I didn’t know what he saw in my artwork but I remember it being difficult to accept as I initially wanted to be a graphic designer. I wanted to be like Tarek Nour or Walt Disney creating cartoons, I basically [wanted to] do something a bit more exciting,\u201d added the 45-year-old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After obtaining his Bachelor\u2019s degree with honors from Helwen University of Fine Arts in Cairo and snatching the very prestigious Mahmoud Mokhtar Award along the way, building a career in sculpture became inevitable. After teaching abroad, filling in for lecturers on sick or maternity leave in the United Kingdom, Shendi found himself perpetually unfulfilled by his newfound profession. Wrestling with the intricacies of Western art techniques, he then came to the realization that a temporary retreat from the world of art was necessary though it came without any certainties of a return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the European microcosm, it was really important for the viewer to acknowledge an artist\u2019s reputation and overall recognition while focusing less on their work,\u201d he explained. \u201cThis probably explained why I struggled so much in my first few years. A lot of people refused to deal with me and subsequently, I ended up leaving the world of art for seven long years and totally refused to go to any gallery or museum, or even mix with my own supposed kind as I felt like my flow of imagination was disturbed,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Sam Shendi (@sam_shendi)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n