Mariam Osama was born in 2001 in Alexandria, Egypt. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department.
She explores birds as symbols of movement and transformation. Her work does not present form directly, but rather traces of it. It shifts between a moment ready to take off and one still holding stillness.
She has participated in several group exhibitions, including Zahwa Art Gallery, Printemps des Artistes, and Tam gallery.
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This lyrical bronze sculpture captures a sense of effortless, sweeping motion, embodying the fluid grace of a bird in flight or a cresting wave. The form features a deep, mottled green patina that creates a rich, organic texture across its expansive curves, contrasting beautifully with the smooth, dark undersides. Centrally, a stylized avian silhouette emerges from the continuous loop of metal, its sharp beak-like point serving as a focal point for the work’s soaring energy. Mounted on a solid, dark plinth, the sculpture appears to defy its material weight, reaching outward into the surrounding space with an elegant, rhythmic poise.
The composition masterfully explores the interplay between solid mass and negative space, inviting the eye to follow the endless, undulating line of the metal. There is a profound sense of balance in the way the heavy bronze stretches into a thin, blade-like edge, suggesting both strength and vulnerability. By abstracting natural forms into a singular, flowing gesture, the artist elevates the physical act of movement into a meditative study of equilibrium. It is a piece that resonates with the quiet power of nature, capturing a fleeting moment of freedom and stillness within the permanence of cast metal.