I am the wound and the knife!
I am the slap and the cheek.
I am the limbs and the wheel,
And the victim and the executioner!
Je suis la plaie et le couteau !
Je suis le soufflet et la joue !
Je suis les membres et la roue,
Et la victime et le bourreau !
(Charles Baudelaire, L’heautontimorouménos [The self tormented])
It is within these lines by Baudelaire that the Essam’s work finds its origin and strength. Their paradoxes and strangeness resonate deeply with the hidden forces of the artist’s imagination. They speak of contradiction, duality, and the eternal tension between submission and rebellion themes that pulse through the Essam’s canvases.
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I am the slap and the cheek.
I am the limbs and the wheel,
And the victim and the executioner!
Je suis la plaie et le couteau !
Je suis le soufflet et la joue !
Je suis les membres et la roue,
Et la victime et le bourreau !
(Charles Baudelaire, L’heautontimorouménos [The self tormented])
It is within these lines by Baudelaire that the Essam’s work finds its origin and strength. Their paradoxes and strangeness resonate deeply with the hidden forces of the artist’s imagination. They speak of contradiction, duality, and the eternal tension between submission and rebellion themes that pulse through the Essam’s canvases.
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