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Salah Taher
Salah Taher
Salah Taher obtained his Art degree at the Academy of Fine Arts-Cairo,1934- , where he started his career, and became a Lecturer at the same Academy until 1954.Taher, a prolific Artist, is also well known for his past contribution, as an Art administrator, and a philosopher of Art. He is he recipient of several important awards such as the "Highest State Award" 1974, the First Prize Biennial Alexandria' 1996, and the "Guggenheim Foundation Award". Although Taher's background is well rooted in academic paintings, his concern for color has led to his liberation from traditional values: his Art style has moved from Realistic, to figurative symbolism, and finally to Abstraction, where he achieved his greatest acclaim... The distinctive feature of Taher's art remains his mastery of working with bold colors and use of different tools especially, the hard tools such as the knife that he uses to spread transparent coats of diluted paint.
 
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  • Born in Cairo.
  • 1934 Graduated from the Higher College of fine Arts in Egypt.
  • 1944 Professor of Post-Graduate studies at the faculty of Fine Arts.
  • Curator of the Modern Art Museum, Cairo.
  • Director of the Ministry of Culture.
  • Director of the General Organization of Fine Arts of Egypt.
  • Director of the Egyptian Opera House.
  • 1974 Government Appreciation Award.
  • 1980 Consultant of Arts of Al Ahram publishing House up tills the present time.
  • President of the Fine Arts Lovers Association.
  • Taher was approved Professor at the Cinema Institute, the Television institute and at Cairo University (Faculty of Arts) teaching arts and Culture to post graduates. He produced more than 150 Television program in the field of Culture and Arts.


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Since his painting received the International Guggenheim Prize in 1961, Salah Taher has participated in 45 group Exhibitions in Egypt and other Countries. He has held over 40 one-man-show in Cairo, New York, Washington, San Francisco, London & Paris the latest was held in Oct.2002 at Zamalek Art Gallery.Taher’s concern with color has led to his liberation from traditional values. During 70 years of his career Taher has progressed from Realism to figurative symbolism and finally to abstraction where he achieved his greatest acclaim. Taher is also known as a writer and theories on Egyptian and International Art.