Hamed Abdalla

Hamed Abdalla (1917-1985), was a pioneer of Egyptian and Arab modernism. A self taught artist from a modest peasant family of upper Egypt, he rose to prominence early in his career.
Abdalla started painting at the age of 10 inspired by his fellah’s environnement, later his work centered on his development of what he called “the Creative word”, written words expressed in paint, blending abstraction and human forms.