No Shape Stays Innocent

Poster design I did for ACAF in Alexandria to promote the film project by Carlo Zanni which takes place today!

CRASH by J.G.Ballard (cover mock-up)

So when Times Online, together with Harper Collins, announced a competition to design a new limited edition of J.G.Ballard's best-selling 1973 novel CRASH, I jumped at the chance and put together a little somethin' somethin' before reading the guidelines which clearly state that the competition is only open to residents of the UK.

*sob* Silly me.

Just a Regular Guy?

The Daily News writes about my current exhibition "Gababeret El-Mahrousa/Everyday Heroes" saying:

"Larger than life, each of our everyday heroes strikes a pose that renders him cooler than cool.

"Taking these figures from the streets of Cairo and with bold, eye-catching colors accompanied by fine detail, Fahmy has blown them up into imposing, individual characters.

"The telephone man stands tall and intimidating with a wide-eyed grimace and shoulders any world class rugby player would envy. Brandishing a thick sturdy wooden sign saying ‘talk at your leisure’ and armed with a mobile phone in his top pocket, these paraphernalia are the only clues to his identity. This comic book hero looks nothing like the small podgy guy who sits surly-faced on a stool behind some makeshift desk downtown.

"The nocturnal taxi bears an uncanny resemblance to something out a Frank Miller scene, and indeed, that is what is intended.

"Fahmy’s cartoon masterpieces are on sale, ranging from LE 3,000 to LE 7,000. There’s no way they’ll fail to sell.

"Visually enticing, dynamic and aesthetically witty, this is an exhibition that packs one hell of a punch."

Bull's Eye!

Photo taken a few minutes ago and emailed to me via Tasem's iPhone after striking a bull's eye during a heated (and DRAMAtic) game of darts me, Amr Salama, Tasem, and Farid were playing at the studio while Nagi watched, cheered, and fell asleep which we all found ourselves doing after missing a late night film at the cinema.