Nazli Madkour was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1949, where she lives and works. She holds a master’s degree in Political Economy from the American University in Cairo. Since 1982 she has had over 35 solo shows and took part in numerous collective exhibitions in Egypt and abroad where her works have been acquired by numerous private and
public collections. Madkour is the author of the book “Women and Art in Egypt “(in Arabic, 1989
and in English, 1993). She also illustrated a deluxe edition of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz book "Arabian Days and Nights" published by the "Limited Editions Club" in New York in 2005.
Her works fall between abstraction and figuration exploring an inner world inspired from nature and women. Her sources are predominantly local and her aesthetic language universal.
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In this evocative handmade work, the artist explores the tension between tranquility and turbulence. The canvas is dominated by a heavy, atmospheric sky rendered in desaturated teals and greys, which leans downward toward a dense, chaotic thicket.
The lower two-thirds of the composition are a masterclass in textural depth. Deep indigos, charcoal blacks, and bruised purples form a complex bramble that feels both protective and impenetrable. Breaking through this somber palette are sudden, kinetic bursts of magenta and soft pink. These highlights act as visual anchors, suggesting resilient blossoms caught in a gale or the fleeting light of a "blue hour" sunset.
The brushwork is restless and emotive, eschewing clean lines for a blurred, windswept effect that suggests the fleeting nature of memory and the untamable energy of the natural world. It is a piece that does not just depict a landscape, but rather the feeling of standing within one as