The Sacred …The Infinite…The Elegant Intellect Define Zeidan’s Art Trilogy
Salwa Zeidan is an art
phenomenon on the intellectual-evocative abstract art landscape. Although the
forms are primordial in her compositions, the esthetical intellect remains
paramount in her structural presentation of the mind, the soul and the beauty
of the intimate feelings. Her art makes you contemplate and through your
contemplation, you discover emerging visions of unseen but felt figures,
hidden but revealed materialization of a dialogue between the intelligent
meaning of abstract illustration and romantic intimacy. This superb artist
sails through her art like a forbidden dream, sometimes religious in its
desire, some other time, rebellious in its transparent and sublime simplicity.
This very particular simplicity retraces the perfect finesse in abstract
visualization. Perhaps, this is what constitutes the ethereal esthetics of her
work.
The
answer is not as predictable and easy as you might think. Place Salwa Zeidan’s
piece of art in an ultra modern setting, in a modern glitzy Parisian apartment
and you will find out that, her art fits perfectly. Trade places and transport
Salwa Zeidan’s painting to an austere philosophico-religious domaine, a
temple, a place or worship or meditation and her painting will blend
harmoniously. When art unifies the divine and the rebellious, the intellect
and the romantic, the minimalism and the complexity of inner world…then, and
only then, art emerges as the universal expression of what transcends the mind
and the soul on a cosmic scale. At that point in time and space, art becomes
significant and permanent. Salwa Zeidan art habits this multi-dimensional
artistic universe, for her art transcends time, space and the frontier of
thought and sensations. Once, you begin to wonder how did an artist paint this
tableau, your mind begin to converse with you, with the painting and you
become interested in learning more about the artist’s technique and artistic
creativity. Grosso modo, your mind is telling you that you are in the presence
of an “intelligent art” meaning that the artwork you are looking at, has
substance, depth and awakening. An intelligent art never dies. It will always
stimulate you, challenge you and evolve around you. Salwa Zeidan’s artwork is
challenging me now. I
am debating with her lines…I am flirting with the unseen shapes, forms of
forms and thoughts hiding in the pure simplicity of each sweet and rebellious
stroke and behind the screaming of waves of emotions she caresses and rejects
on her canvases…this is why, there is no beginning and no end in her painting.
Look at them, look again at each one of them, pick one painting and talk to
it, do not be afraid, be brave, touch the painting softly and with dignity…you
will begin to feel the painting breathing over your hands…this is the
beginning of your love affair with Salwa’s painting…and then you ask the
painting about “her” name…and the painting will tell you” I don’t have a
name…give me a one”. And this will hit you like the strokes of Salwa, because
you thought that every painting in the world must have a name.
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