Nevine Fathy is a Brighton-based, Egyptian-born artist. She studied painting at the American University in Cairo where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in construction engineering. After a career in construction, Nevine was drawn back to art. She obtained her Fine Art Diploma at the Art Academy in London in 2017. She participated in several solo and group exhibitions and currently teaches painting at the Art Academy in London.
Nevine is a figurative artist with a passion for oil painting. Her paintings seek to capture a single perfect, present moment that’s fully experienced with all the senses, offering the viewer a moment of meditative reflection. Teetering between figuration and abstraction, reality and imagination, memory and fantasy, her intricate images capture the viewer in a playful journey
She is interested in expressing intrinsic human nature, believing that art is the ultimate expression of humanity’s ability to transcend into higher levels of consciousness.
Nevine uses different mixing mediums and paint applications, working quickly and in a meditative flow state to channel her energy onto canvas. She explores themes including the duality of nature, the language of colours and the illusion of movement.
“I am driven to create by deeply moving experiences, those awe-inspiring moments when magic becomes almost tangible. I draw from observation, imagination, memories, and photos, looking to turn a fleeting moment into an immortal experience.
“I align myself to the beautiful, unexpected mess and only gently guide the paint without too much control. I fall into an alternate state of consciousness of single-minded focus, where there is no time for the mind to overthink. Eyes and hands are in full action, seemingly operating on their own accord. To me, that moment is where the magic happens.”