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Haytham Nawar

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Haytham Nawar

Haytham Nawar (Arabic: هيثم نوار) was born in Gharbiya, Egypt on December 23, 1978.[1][2] Nawar studied printmaking at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University where he obtained his BFA in 2000 and where he also obtained his MFA in New Media in 2007.[3] After that, Nawar traveled to Switzerland and, in 2009, he completed an MA in Advanced Studies ZFH in Spatial Design at the Institute of Design & Technology, Zurich University of the Arts.[4] In 2016, Nawar completed his PhD in the United Kingdom at the Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Integrative Arts (CAiiA Hub), The Planetary Collegium, the School of Art, Design and Architecture, Plymouth University.[5][6][7]

Nawar’s extensive experience spans continents as he worked at the Ionian Centre for Art and Culture in Kefalonia, Greece, and taught at the PolyU School of Design in Hong Kong. In 2014, he pursued his academic career as an Assistant Professor of Design at the American University in Cairo (AUC), where he served as Director of the Graphic Design Program from 2016 to 2019 before holding the post of Chair of the Department of the Arts at AUC since 2019 and became Associate professor in 2020.[6]

Nawar is a two-time Fulbright Grantee. In the academic year 2011-2012, he was a Fulbright Visiting Artist at the School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, USA.[8] Later, in the academic year 2017-2018, he was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar conducting post-doctorate research at the ArtSci Center of UCLA, LA, USA.[6]

Besides his academic career, Nawar is the founding director of Cairotronica, Cairo International Electronic and New Media Arts Festival, Egypt.[9] He also participated in several international exhibitions, biennales, and triennales since 1999.

Cairotronica[edit]

Cairotronica

In 2016, Nawar founded Cairotronica,[9][10] Cairo International Electronic and New Media Arts Festival. Cairotronica is a biannual International Festival of Electronic and New Media arts in Cairo, Egypt. The festival includes a program of artistic and academic activities. The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of the intersection of art, science and technology and to discuss the possibilities, challenges and side effects that new digital technologies offer.[11][12] The festival hopes to create a new international hub and platform for new media art in Egypt, North Africa and Middle East. Cairotronica festival program includes activities, exhibitions, talks, workshops and screenings.[13]

Creative Practices[edit]

Khotout West El Balad

The Seven Days, the Heavens and the Earth (2015)[edit]

As part of the 56th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition, Nawar was invited to participate in the group exhibition In the Eye of the Thunderstorm: Effervescent Practices from the Arab World and South Asia.[14] Nawar contributed to the exhibition with an interactive installation titled The Seven Days, the Heavens and the Earth. Nawar created a book, including texts and images to create a visual timeline of the creation myth. In addition to the book and through an amateur sculptor, Nawar explored further the concept of creation. Nawar filmed the hands of the sculptor while struggling to articulate these ideas and produced sketches that were then used to create short animations. The installation consisted in the film being played while overlaying the pages of the book to be seen simultaneously, and the sculptures were displayed in a glass box that was below the book. [15]

Khotout West El Balad (2016)[edit]

Khotout West El Balad is a renovation project in Downtown Cairo. This project showcases Cairo's Downtown (Arabic: وسط البلد) rich heritage and exceptionally celebrates Arabic calligraphy. Calligraphy is a substantial essential art that that is part of the visual environment and public spaces. This includes the letter forms of West El Balad: they tell the story of Cairo through the facades of this great neighborhood.[16] The design team consisted of five young designers (Yasser Nazmy, Ahmad Hammoud, Yosra Gamal, Mirna Noaman, Nada Hesham), mostly students, led by Haytham Nawar and Ghalia Elsrakbi. Through the creation of six different new fonts on an open source platform, the project helps preserve Arabic calligraphy by being inspired from old writings found on building facades and shops signage in the Downtown area. [17] [18]

Collective Bread Diaries

Collective Bread Diaries (2018)[edit]

In January 2011, the Egyptian Revolution took place and people in the street were chanting: “Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice” (Arabic: عيش، حرّية، عدالة اجتماعية).[1] The “Collective Bread Diaries: A Taste of Protest” exhibition featured more than sixty bread drawings were machine generated on large sheets of paper (100 x 60 cm) that were hung on the gallery’s wall, Art|Sci Gallery, UCLA CNSI CENTER, Los Angeles, USA. A catalog documented the original bread sketches and diaries.[19][20]

Other Projects[edit]

2014 BreadMatters - Crossing Boundaries Intersecting the Grain, Artos Foundation Nicosia, Cyprus.[21][22]

2013 Poseidon’s Pull Project, Ionian centre for art and culture- kefalonia, Greece and Washington State University Museum of Art in Pullman, Washington, USA.[23]

2012 Reliving the Myth of Melissani, The Melissani/Pan Cave lake, Kefalonia, Greece.[24][25]

2009, 2012 Shaial Masr/Porter of Egypt, Cairo Atelier, Cairo and Jesuit Alexandria, Egypt.[26]

2009 Shifting Senses, Goethe Institute Cairo, Egypt.[1][27][28]

2006 Emergency, Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt.

Publications[edit]

A History of Arab Graphic Design

Books[edit]

Book Chapters[edit]

  • Borysevicz, M., Bing, X., Nawar, H., "Cross-cultural shift: from alphabets to pictographs", The book about Xu Bing’s Book from the ground, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art; Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2014, pp 55-63.[32]
  • Lüdi Kong, E., Bao-Götsch, N., Baur, V., D’Amore, M., Fasel, S., Felsing, U., Jie, W., Kilchör, F., Maione, M., Moser, J., Nawar, H., Wilhelm, R., Baur, R. "Visual Coexistence: New Methods of Intercultural Information Design and Typography”, Lars Müller Publishers, Switzerland, 2020.[33]

Journal Papers and Essays[edit]

  • Nawar, H., Multicultural transposition: From alphabets to pictographs, towards semantographic communication, Technoetic Arts 10 (1), 59-68, 2012.[34]
  • Nawar, H., “Multilingualism, visual integration, and transculturalism,” Technoetic Arts 10 (2-3), 2012, 239-246.[35]
  • Nawar, H., Gabr, H., “Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Emotional Design: The Usage of Pictographs to Design Emotional Interactive Environments,” Universal access in human-computer interaction, UAHCI 2013, Springer, Volume 8010, 2012, pp 383-393.[36]
  • Elsrakbi, G., Nawar, H., “Arabic Calligraphy of Downtown Cairo: From Holy to Vernacular,” Khotout West ElBalad, J. Walter Thompson, Cairo, 2016, pp 22-53.[37]
  • Evans, K., Malina, R., Nawar, H., Nazir, C., “CURRICULUM IN THE CRACKS: Encouraging Cross-Disciplinary and Art- Science-Humanities Teaching.” ISEA 2018, Durban, South Africa., 2018, pp 426-429.[38]
  • Nawar H., “Designing a Generative Pictographic Language.” Design, User Experience, and Usability: Designing Interactions. DUXU 2018. Springer, Cham, Volume 10919, 2018, pp. 285–296.[39]
  • Nawar, H. “Collective Bread Diaries: Cultural Identities in an Artificial Intelligence Framework.” AI & SOCIETY, 2019, pp 1-8.[40]

Recognition and Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "HAYTHAM NAWAR: CHALLENGING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN HUMANITY AND DESIGN – LoveAndLobby". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. ↑ "IL CORPUS HOMANUS | 15 November - 7 December 2009 | Group Exhibition". AL MASAR Gallery. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Haytham Nawar". artist-working-title.net. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Haytham Nawar | Plymouth University - Academia.edu". plymouth.academia.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Haytham Nawar". Khatt Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Haytham | The American University in Cairo". www.aucegypt.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  7. ↑ https://i-dat.org/planetary-collegium/
  8. ↑ "Haytham Adel Mohamed Nawar | Fulbright Scholar Program". www.cies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 admin. "Home". CairoTronica Egypt. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  10. ↑ "Launch Party: Journal Safar Issue IV Nostalgia « Lebtivity". Lebtivity. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  11. ↑ CLUSTER. "CairoTronica Egypt | Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform". www.cuipcairo.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  12. ↑ "Egypt's second edition of Cairotronica probes future through media arts - Visual Art - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  13. ↑ Galal, Claudia. "CairoTronica brings the electronic spring in Cairo". Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  14. ↑ "In the Eye of the Thunderstorm". www.eyethunderstorm.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  15. ↑ "Ahram Online - In the Eye of the Thunderstorm: Egyptian artists at Venice Biennale collateral event". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  16. ↑ 29Letters (2016-06-07). "Khotout West elBalad". Fonts in Use. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  17. ↑ "Behance". www.behance.net. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  18. ↑ "Behance". www.behance.net. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  19. ↑ "COLLECTIVE BREAD DIARIES: A TASTE OF PROTEST | UCLA Art | Sci Center + Lab". artsci.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  20. ↑ Nawar, Haytham (2020-06-01). "Collective bread diaries: cultural identities in an artificial intelligence framework". AI & Society. 35 (2): 409–416. doi:10.1007/s00146-019-00882-2. ISSN 1435-5655. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ "Cyprus : BreadMatters IV". www.cyprusevents.net. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  22. ↑ ""BreadMatters IV – Crossing Boundaries", Cyprus 2014". www.technopolis20.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  23. ↑ "Poseidon's Pull Project Introduction". www.poseidonspull.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  24. ↑ "Archives | Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  25. ↑ "Reliving the Myth of Melissani cave - MP9- Final Performance". Vimeo. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  26. ↑ "Haytham Nawar Art Portfolio". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  27. ↑ "Shifting Senses". www.emuseum.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  28. ↑ "Digital Art in Egypt: Interview with Haytham Nawar | 4Humanities". 4humanities.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  29. ↑ Shehab, Bahia; Nawar, Haytham (November 2020). A History of Arab Graphic Design. ISBN 978-9774168918. Search this book on
  30. ↑ "A History of Arab Graphic Design". AUCPress. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  31. ↑ "Intellect Books | Language of Tomorrow - Towards a Transcultural Visual Communication System in a Posthuman Condition, By Haytham Nawar". Intellect Books. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  32. ↑ Xu, Bing; Borysevicz, Mathieu (2014). The book about Xu Bing's Book from the ground. ISBN 978-0-262-02742-7. OCLC 861322643. Search this book on
  33. ↑ "Visual Coexistence: New Methods of Intercultural Information Design and Typography : Eva Ludi Kong : 9783037786130". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  34. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272145228_Multicultural_transposition_From_alphabets_to_pictographs_towards_semantographic_communication
  35. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272145228_Multicultural_transposition_From_alphabets_to_pictographs_towards_semantographic_communication
  36. ↑ Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion | SpringerLink (PDF). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 8009. 2013. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39188-0. ISBN 978-3-642-39187-3. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help) Search this book on
  37. ↑ 29Letters (2016-06-07). "Khotout West elBalad". Fonts in Use. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  38. ↑ http://www.isea-archives.org/isea2017-international-programme-committee/isea2017-keynote-alain-ruche-how-looking-at-life-from-another-angle-enriches-the-contribution-of-art-and-technology-to-socio-economic-development-and-peace-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-45/
  39. ↑ Nawar, Haytham (2018). Marcus, Aaron; Wang, Wentao, eds. "Designing a Generative Pictographic Language". Design, User Experience, and Usability: Designing Interactions. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 10919: 285–296. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91803-7_21. ISBN 978-3-319-91803-7.
  40. ↑ Nawar, Haytham (2020-06-01). "Collective bread diaries: cultural identities in an artificial intelligence framework". AI & Society. 35 (2): 409–416. doi:10.1007/s00146-019-00882-2. ISSN 1435-5655. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  41. ↑ "Fulbright Commission in Egypt". Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  42. ↑ granshan.com/haytham-nawar

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