SECOND PLACE WINNER - People: Portrait (PROFESSIONAL)
Eve's glory
Photo © A. Tamboly
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It has been a hundred years since the First World War . The proud women of today demonstrate The prestige of military uniforms of the Second Industrial Revolution until the end of the Weimar Republic . My project “Eve’s Glory” aims to highlight the contrast between this history and the pride and “glory” with today’s modern women.
In my new project, I intend to explore the visual impossibility of presenting women in uniforms. I am interested in challenging the conventional ways in which female is presented in visual arts. Women in fashion magazines, TV commercials, and mainstream films, are usually dressed in a way that speaks naturally to a structure of social expectations characterized by a sharp division between masculinity and femininity, dominance and passivity, toughness and delicacy. I see that such a one- dimensional way of presenting women risks failing to capture those who are in a state of internal or, amongst all, external obstacles in their full complexity.
This photo project shows women with the contrast between two different worlds. It deals with unique characters regardless of age, health and origin. Women who fought their ways through life and young ladies who strive for their path.
Hence, in this art project, I played with the visual incongruity of women dressed in military uniforms presented in a faithful detailed atmosphere. By using dramatic lighting, inspired by the paintings and photographs of that era, according to it these features and the uniforms have become part of their physical appearance.
Military uniforms in the history are symbols of heroic and elite social status. The authentic uniforms belong to officials from several countries , between 1868 and the 1930s, symbolize the strict system value of this period.
Tamboly received his Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in “Advertising, Printing & Publishing, the light photography section” in 2001, and a YAT diploma in graphic design in 2003. After graduation he began working as an event photographer for festivals, art projects, and events in Zürich, Switzerland. Tamboly held his first solo exhibition, “Motion and Silence,” at the Photo Cairo Festival in 2003. Later that year he received the “Certificate of vocational Achievements” from Al Mamoun International University in Damascus, Syria, for his achievements in photography.
Since 2002 Tamboly has been active in the art scene in Europe and worldwide, as he participated in different contests, solo and group exhibitions, salons and festivals. He enjoyed both working as a solo artist and cooperating with other artistsin group projects. His recent solo exhibitions include one titled “Timeless” in Leipzig in 2009, “Egypt-Faces” at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and the House of the World Cultures in 2011, and “Parallel Dimension” in Riogrande, Berlin in 2014.
Tamboly has also been actively collaborating with artists from other fields, such as fashion designers and musicians like the Beatsteaks, Papa Roach, Kreator, The Bones and more.
Since 2002 Tamboly participated in numerous contests, group exhibitions, salons, festivals and biennales around the globe and co-operates and work with various artists, fashion designers, ventures and organisations in Europe and worldwide.
In challenging the sharp division between art and design, Tamboly is devoted to bridging the gap between the two, especially, to exploring the potential utility of an artwork. With his photography.
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It has been a hundred years since the First World War . The proud women of today demonstrate The prestige of military uniforms of the Second Industrial Revolution until the end of the Weimar Republic . My project “Eve’s Glory” aims to highlight the contrast between this history and the pride and “glory” with today’s modern women.
In my new project, I intend to explore the visual impossibility of presenting women in uniforms. I am interested in challenging the conventional ways in which female is presented in visual arts. Women in fashion magazines, TV commercials, and mainstream films, are usually dressed in a way that speaks naturally to a structure of social expectations characterized by a sharp division between masculinity and femininity, dominance and passivity, toughness and delicacy. I see that such a one- dimensional way of presenting women risks failing to capture those who are in a state of internal or, amongst all, external obstacles in their full complexity.
This photo project shows women with the contrast between two different worlds. It deals with unique characters regardless of age, health and origin. Women who fought their ways through life and young ladies who strive for their path.
Hence, in this art project, I played with the visual incongruity of women dressed in military uniforms presented in a faithful detailed atmosphere. By using dramatic lighting, inspired by the paintings and photographs of that era, according to it these features and the uniforms have become part of their physical appearance.
Military uniforms in the history are symbols of heroic and elite social status. The authentic uniforms belong to officials from several countries , between 1868 and the 1930s, symbolize the strict system value of this period.
About author:
Tamboly recieved his first camera as a child, his eagerness to photography grew up through experimentation and surveyance. He developed a unique artistic vision regarding the importance of light, design and color coordination in photography.Tamboly received his Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in “Advertising, Printing & Publishing, the light photography section” in 2001, and a YAT diploma in graphic design in 2003. After graduation he began working as an event photographer for festivals, art projects, and events in Zürich, Switzerland. Tamboly held his first solo exhibition, “Motion and Silence,” at the Photo Cairo Festival in 2003. Later that year he received the “Certificate of vocational Achievements” from Al Mamoun International University in Damascus, Syria, for his achievements in photography.
Since 2002 Tamboly has been active in the art scene in Europe and worldwide, as he participated in different contests, solo and group exhibitions, salons and festivals. He enjoyed both working as a solo artist and cooperating with other artistsin group projects. His recent solo exhibitions include one titled “Timeless” in Leipzig in 2009, “Egypt-Faces” at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and the House of the World Cultures in 2011, and “Parallel Dimension” in Riogrande, Berlin in 2014.
Tamboly has also been actively collaborating with artists from other fields, such as fashion designers and musicians like the Beatsteaks, Papa Roach, Kreator, The Bones and more.
Since 2002 Tamboly participated in numerous contests, group exhibitions, salons, festivals and biennales around the globe and co-operates and work with various artists, fashion designers, ventures and organisations in Europe and worldwide.
In challenging the sharp division between art and design, Tamboly is devoted to bridging the gap between the two, especially, to exploring the potential utility of an artwork. With his photography.
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