Youssef Nabil (1972) - photo 1

Youssef Nabil

Youssef Nabil is an Egyptian photographer and artist living and working in Paris and New York. His work includes photography, painting, video and installations.

Nabil grew up in Cairo on films made during the golden age of Egyptian cinema, which strongly influenced his tastes. Nabil's distinctive technique of hand-colored silver-gelatin prints erases the stains of reality. Nabil shatters common notions of color photography and painting, as well as notions of the aesthetic sensibilities associated with art and pop culture.

Nabil is known for his photographs of Egyptian and international celebrities: Catherine Deneuve, Omar Sharif, Tracey Emin, Zaha Hadid, Robert De Niro and Marina Abramovic are just some of the many icons of the art and film world that Nabil has captured. Like all of his photographs, each portrait is made in the characteristic technique of hand-colored silver-gelatin prints. Nabil's numerous self-portraits reflect his feelings of loneliness, exile and longing. They also play with the notion of time. There is no time in Nabil's work; he lives and dwells in some other world of dreams.

Date and place of birt:6 november 1972, Cairo, Egypt
Nationality:France, Egypt, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Photographer
Genre:Genre art, Mythological painting, Portrait, Self-portrait
Art style:Pop Art, Color photo
Technique:Installation

Creators France

Jean-Bernard Restout (1732 - 1797)
Jean-Bernard Restout
1732 - 1797
Walenty Wańkowicz (1800 - 1842)
Walenty Wańkowicz
1800 - 1842
Simone de Beauvoir (1908 - 1986)
Simone de Beauvoir
1908 - 1986
André Lurçat (1894 - 1970)
André Lurçat
1894 - 1970
Lydia Fyodorovna Mandel (1900 - 1978)
Lydia Fyodorovna Mandel
1900 - 1978
Harry Morey Callahan (1912 - 1999)
Harry Morey Callahan
1912 - 1999
Marcel Lempereur-Haut (1898 - 1986)
Marcel Lempereur-Haut
1898 - 1986
Martine Andernach (1948)
Martine Andernach
1948
Armand Lourenco (1925 - 2003)
Armand Lourenco
1925 - 2003
François Rude (1784 - 1855)
François Rude
1784 - 1855
Édouard Debat-Ponsan (1847 - 1913)
Édouard Debat-Ponsan
1847 - 1913
Thomas Alexander Harrison (1853 - 1930)
Thomas Alexander Harrison
1853 - 1930
Jean Barbault (1718 - 1762)
Jean Barbault
1718 - 1762
George Mosson (1851 - 1933)
George Mosson
1851 - 1933
Alexander Mohr (1892 - 1974)
Alexander Mohr
1892 - 1974
August Macke (1887 - 1914)
August Macke
1887 - 1914

Creators Color photo

Roger Raveel (1921 - 2013)
Roger Raveel
1921 - 2013
Bert Stern (1929 - 2013)
Bert Stern
1929 - 2013
Manfred Paul (1942)
Manfred Paul
1942
Karl Struss (1886 - 1981)
Karl Struss
1886 - 1981
 Erro (1932)
Erro
1932
Miklos Gaál (1974)
Miklos Gaál
1974
Gerard Verdijk (1934 - 2005)
Gerard Verdijk
1934 - 2005
Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023)
Joe Tilson
1928 - 2023
Tano Festa (1938 - 1988)
Tano Festa
1938 - 1988
Robert Dowd (1936 - 1996)
Robert Dowd
1936 - 1996
Claus Goedicke (1966)
Claus Goedicke
1966
Reine Paradis (1989)
Reine Paradis
1989
Joe Goode (1937)
Joe Goode
1937
Bryan Ferry (1945)
Bryan Ferry
1945
Josh Sperling (1984)
Josh Sperling
1984
James Casebere (1953)
James Casebere
1953