COLOURED SILVER

 

Youssef Nabil’s hand-colored gelatin silver prints are carefully crafted portraits inspired by Egyptian movie posters and films of the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Nabil photographs actors, artists, friends and himself in glamorous, melodramatic staged scenes that recall stills from the golden era of Egyptian cinema. He meticulously enhances his black-and-white prints with watercolor and pencil using traditional hand-coloring techniques. By combining photography and painting, the artist transforms his subjects into romantic icons and grants them an air of cinematic immortality.

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