About

Born in Cairo in 1969, El Dessouki worked as a professor of painting in the University of Fine Arts in Cairo from 1992 to 2017, where he became a full-time painter.

El Dessouki grew up in a family of painters interested in literature, translation and Egyptology. He owes them his diverse background which extends from press illustrations to literary, poetic and art critique translations, as well as archaeological discoveries.

 

He obtained his Master’s Degree in 1997 entitled (The School of London and British Painting since 1945), and his Phd in 2003 entitled (Dynamics in Painting).

 

El Dessouki explores various themes and subjects creating different techniques in oils, reflecting and referring to the essence of his chosen themes; between adding multiple color layers, or scratching layers using sharp or soft tools to reveal the layers beneath; between meticulously condensed details contrasting with completely flat spaces; between a commitment to perspective at times and ignoring it at other times in a harmonious manner. Most of his work reflects and refers, and sometimes documents the Egyptian reality; holding a hidden perspective between colors and composition.

 

He participated in the 10th Cairo Biennale in 2006.
He obtained the Egyptian state prize of excellence in arts in 2019.
He participated in El Diriyah Biennale in 2021.