CAIRO WEST MAGAZINE FEATURE

Cover-Art Winner

Winner of the Cairo West Magazine Art Competition , Farah Wali shares her work with us , as we learn more about her art , her method , and her cover-winning artwork .

Born in 1995 , Farah Wali exhibited artistic tendencies from a young age . Wali spent the first half of her life in the U . A . E , and upon moving to Egypt , began exploring her talents through several different art forms like dance , fashion design , and mixed media art .

Wali is mainly interested in the manipulation of everyday , recycled , materials ; her art is based on weaving unconventional elements thereby producing striking and controversial pieces that nevertheless , always convey a personal message . Defying the obstacles presented to her by her young age , and the challenge of proving herself amidst the competitive and maturing Egyptian art scene , Farah still succeeded in presenting her work in the prestigious Youth Salon 2012 at the Cairo Opera House as the youngest artist of only 17 .

Wali ’ s work successfully marries traditional artistic technique with experimental methods and unconventional ideas . Wali credits her art education for her constant self-challenging . She studied things like Higher Level Art and Design while obtaining her International Baccalaureate , and took a vigorous summer course in Fashion Design at the renowned Polimoda University in Florence , Italy ; alongside having a vested interest in drawing inspiration from artists on the fringe such as Scott Blake , Nick Gentry , and Zac Freeman .

Re-charge me 2011 Re-charging / top up cards and acrylics

The cover-winning artwork is called , ‘ Care To Explain ?’ and Wali dedicates it to her art mentor and teacher at the British International School , Peter Jenkinson , as well as to her sister , Ghada Wali .

Stop and Stare 2012 Video Cassettes , Mod Rock , newspaper , tape and acrylics

POP Code 2012 Acrylics , stencils and block printing ink