We begin by stating that Mohsen Abdel\u2019s life was undoubtedly extraordinary, in the literal sense of being \u201cout of the ordinary.\u201d The experiences he lived would require at least three lifetimes for an ordinary person, and the anecdotes alone could fill an entire book.<\/p>\n
We were direct witnesses to the \u201cpeaceful\u201d phase of his life, when he fulfilled the role of a family man, yet even in this period there were events worthy of anecdotal record.<\/p>\n
The preceding phase was the \u201cadventurous\u201d one, during which he moved from luxury to living day by day, encountering heads of state, royal families, intelligence services, and internationally renowned artists. This cast of characters becomes almost surreal when one considers that, during the \u201cpeaceful\u201d phase, he often spent his days teaching painting to elderly village women who spoke only the Piedmontese dialect and adored him.<\/p>\n
The main qualities that distinguished him were curiosity and humility, along with profound generosity toward those in need.<\/p>\n
Curiosity, understood as a thirst for knowledge and sharp observational skill, led him to acquire both theoretical and practical expertise in countless fields. He could genuinely converse with anyone about anything and solve almost any problem that arose.<\/p>\n
Setting art aside momentarily, he was highly knowledgeable in chemistry and, as a boy, had set up an experimental laboratory in the family home. He had a solid grasp of economics and business, earning a degree in economics and commerce and serving as deputy director of procurement at the Port of Alexandria in Egypt. Olivetti relied on him to repair precision machine tools due to his remarkable mechanical skills. Many of the machines in his workshop (lathes, presses, milling machines, etc.) were restored by his own hands.<\/p>\n
Added to this was his military training, which led him to pilot a MiG-17 and fight in the 1973 Yom Kippur War against Israel, as well as his deep knowledge of history and theology. We witnessed many discussions on these topics even with highly credentialed academics.<\/p>\n
Despite his past, his humility led him to prefer the company of ordinary people and to avoid all forms of ostentation. This trait undoubtedly penalized him commercially, leading him to avoid publicity and integration into the art gallery system, especially during the \u201cpeaceful\u201d phase of his life.<\/p>\n
Finally, his generosity, which often led him to give away his own food to those hungrier than himself, stemmed from an unshakable faith. One of his favourite sayings when any of us expressed financial concern was:<\/p>\n
\u201cGod has never left me without food<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n To someone who spent six months in solitary confinement in \u201cdeath cells\u201d with legs scarred by rats attacking him at night, everyday worries must indeed have seemed insignificant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This biography was not written by a professional writer or by artificial intelligence, but by his family: his wife Elisabetta and his children Sami, Sara, and Cristian, who shared the same roof with Mohsen Abdel for more than 35 years.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”minimum” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7443″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n Born in Alexandria, Egypt.<\/p>\n 1950s\u20131960s<\/strong><\/p>\n Childhood and education in Alexandria; he attends Coll\u00e8ge Saint Marc and develops an early interest in painting.<\/p>\n Late 1960s \u2013 early 1970s<\/strong><\/p>\n University studies, military service in the Egyptian Air Force, and participation in the Yom Kippur War.<\/p>\n 1970s<\/strong><\/p>\n Beginning of a long period of travels between Europe and the Middle East; artistic training and first exhibitions.<\/p>\n 1977<\/b><\/p>\n He settles in Italy, where he begins his artistic and professional career.<\/p>\n 1986 He moves to Borgofranco d\u2019Ivrea with Elisabetta Nowak; he starts working in artistic woodworking and teaching art.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 1996 He founds a free painting school open to the local community.<\/p>\n 2003\u20132018 He also works as an art expert, collaborating with Italian judicial authorities.<\/p>\n 2018 He moves to Bordighera, where he opens his studio and devotes himself entirely to painting.<\/p>\n 2023 He passes away in Bordighera on September 14.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” 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text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”7441″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” 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During this period, he came into contact with the man who would become his painting master, a French painter named Casper. The master took him under his guidance and imposed an extremely rigorous training: for the first five years, Mohsen was only allowed to observe, without ever touching a brush; later, he was required to repeat the same movements for hours on end, until achieving technical perfection.<\/p>\n This education profoundly shaped his conception of art, which he understood as the rigorous and error-free representation of reality. The only form of art he considered legitimate was classical figurative art; abstract art was never taken into consideration. When asked to comment on an exhibited painting, his analysis focused exclusively on light, shadow, perspective, and proportions: a painting was considered \u201cbeautiful\u201d only if it contained no errors.<\/p>\n The severity of this training yielded early results. At the age of sixteen, he began selling his first paintings and, with the proceeds, decided to leave the family home to pursue an independent life.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”The adventurous phase” id=”1780319890381-1″ tab_id=”1780319890381-3″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”parallax” animation_movement_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”7442″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n In response, Mohsen carried out an act that would soon provoke scandal. He had his chimpanzee paint a picture, filming the entire process with a Super 8 camera, and submitted the resulting abstract painting as his entrance work. The painting was approved. Mohsen then went to the academy offices to formally enroll the chimpanzee, complete with application form and passport photograph. The incident led to the intervention of emergency services, and once the footage was released to the local press, it caused a media scandal that resulted in his permanent exclusion from the Academy.<\/p>\n In the following years, he earned a degree in economics and commerce and attended also medical school without completing his studies. His first official position was that of deputy director of procurement at the Port of Alexandria.<\/p>\n In 1968, he was called up for military service. Ranking among the top candidates nationwide in the selection tests, he faced strong pressure to join the intelligence services, to the point of seeking personal recommendations in order to avoid compulsory recruitment. He instead enlisted in the air force, became a pilot, and participated in the 1973 Yom Kippur War against Israel, flying a MiG-17. Unlike many of his fellow pilots, he survived the conflict. During combat, he shot down an enemy aircraft to avoid being shot down himself\u2014an episode that would leave him with a profound sense of remorse for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n His strong intolerance for injustice led him into conflict with one of his superiors, General Mubarak, who would later become President of Egypt. He was arrested without trial and imprisoned in a so-called \u201cdeath cell,\u201d a cave carved into the rock by the sea, where at high tide the water rose to chest level. After approximately 160 days, he was released thanks to the intervention of his family, who succeeded in bringing his case to the attention of President Sadat.<\/p>\n Egypt was no longer safe for him, and he would not return until the fall of Mubarak in 2011. Concerned for his safety, his family sent him to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”7445″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”right” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n Since 1977, he has chosen Italy as his main base, where his older brother Mohammed lives. Together with Mohammed and his younger brother Hassan, he founded a precision mechanics workshop, which counts among its clients companies such as Comau, Fiat, and Olivetti.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”7450″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n Unable to find furniture on the market that met his standards, Mohsen decided to build the furnishings for their home himself. These works, crafted from solid and fine woods, attracted the attention of visitors and marked the beginning of his activity as a cabinetmaker. Over the years, he created pieces for private clients as well as for commercial spaces, including restaurants, law firms, and nightclubs.<\/p>\n The family grew with the birth of their children Sami in 1987 and Sara in 1989. During this period, painting temporarily took a secondary role, and the production of artworks decreased. Notable works from these years include the restoration of the Stations of the Cross in the church of Caluso, the creation of artworks for the Church of San Bernardo in Ivrea, and several paintings donated to the Municipality of Borgofranco d\u2019Ivrea.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”7456″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” screen_reader_text=”Aly Mohsen durante una cerimonia pubblica a Borgofranco d\u2019Ivrea in occasione della presentazione di opere donate alla chiesa di San Rocco. L\u2019evento testimonia il rapporto dell\u2019artista con la comunit\u00e0 locale e il suo contributo artistico al patrimonio religioso del territorio.”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n In 1998, he purchased a house in Baio Dora, a hamlet of Borgofranco d\u2019Ivrea, and personally oversaw its renovation and furnishings. The house became a synthesis of his artistic vision, featuring marble floors and parquet created from carefully selected materials and patterns, with all furniture and paintings either made or restored by him.<\/p>\n The same building also housed his workshop and painting school, whose entrance was marked by a marble mosaic shaped like a painter\u2019s palette and a coffered wooden ceiling decorated with inlays.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”7453″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n In 2018, he moved with Elisabetta to Bordighera, where he spent his final years dedicating himself entirely to painting in his atelier on Via Pasteur. During this period, his artistic production was particularly prolific. He also created a painting depicting Saint Ampelio, the patron saint of Bordighera and, like Mohsen, of Egyptian origin, which he donated to the parish and which remains on display in the church dedicated to the saint.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”7459″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” screen_reader_text=”Articolo del quotidiano \u201cLa Riviera\u201d dedicato al trasferimento di Aly Mohsen a Bordighera e alla donazione del dipinto raffigurante Sant\u2019Ampelio, patrono della citt\u00e0. Le fotografie mostrano l\u2019artista nel suo atelier e durante la presentazione dell\u2019opera alla comunit\u00e0.”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n [vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”custom” column_margin_custom=”4%” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding_phone=”10″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6980","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"\nAly Mohsen in Bordighera, on the Ligurian coast of Italy..\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n
In the final years of his life the Italian-Egyptian figurative painter lived in this seaside town, where he produced many works in his atelier on Via Pasteur.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Key Biographical Milestones” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1779732807320{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1779733015267{padding-top: 20px !important;}” text_direction=”default”]1940s<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n
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\n<\/b><\/p>\nAly Mohsen (center) as a child in Alexandria, Egypt, with his older brother and cousin.<\/b><\/h6>\n
The photograph documents the family environment in which the future Italian-Egyptian figurative painter grew up before beginning his artistic training.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Mohsen Abdel, also known as Aly Mohsen, was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on January 25, 1947, into a well-off family, the second of three siblings.<\/p>\n
Portrait of Aly Mohsen in his early years<\/b>. <\/span><\/h6>\n
During the adventurous period of his life marked by travel, study and artistic activity between Egypt and Europe.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]After graduating from the Coll\u00e8ge Saint Marc in Alexandria, Mohsen attempted to enroll in the Academy of Fine Arts. The paintings he submitted for the practical entrance examination were consistently rejected. These rejections can be attributed both to the envy of professors faced with a candidate already capable of selling works at higher prices than their own, and to the artistic climate of the time, which strongly favored abstract art over classical figurative painting.<\/p>\n
Article from the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram dedicated to the young artist Aly Mohsen in the 1970s.<\/strong><\/h6>\n
The publication documents his international recognition and fourth place in a major competition organized by the Italian Academy of Arts.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]From here began a long period of travel, during which he traveled with his paints to numerous countries; his works are now found on every continent except Oceania.<\/span><\/p>\n
Aly Mohsen in her studio in Strambino (Turin, Italy) working on a figurative painting.<\/strong><\/h6>\n
The photograph documents an early phase of her artistic activity in Italy and is accompanied by a critical review by art historian Franco Boveri.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]During these years, his artistic activity gained recognition in Italy. He appeared in the magazine Italian Art in the World and held solo exhibitions in Florence and Ivrea.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line”][image_with_animation image_url=”7458″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Aly Mohsen (left) during the exhibition organized by Radio Ivrea, Italy, 1983.<\/strong><\/h6>\n
The event represents one of the first public presentations of his figurative paintings within the Italian art scene.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”The peaceful phase” id=”1780319890494-0″ tab_id=”1780319890494-3″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The beginning of what is often referred to as the \u201cpeaceful\u201d phase can be dated to 1986, when Mohsen began living with his partner Elisabetta Nowak, of Polish origin and later Italian by adoption. The couple settled in the village of Borgofranco d\u2019Ivrea.<\/p>\n
Aly Mohsen during a public ceremony in Borgofranco d’Ivrea on the occasion of the presentation of works donated to the Church of San Rocco. <\/strong><\/h6>\n
The artist is pictured alongside his paintings and local community representatives, documenting his public recognition and integration within the Italian cultural context.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]In 1996, he fulfilled the promise made to his master Casper by beginning to teach painting free of charge in a space near Borgofranco d\u2019Ivrea railway station. His students ranged from elementary school children to elderly women from the village.<\/p>\n
Marble mosaic created by Aly Mohsen at the entrance of his painting school in Baio Dora. <\/strong><\/h6>\n
The work depicts an artist\u2019s palette with brushes and colors, symbolizing his artistic and teaching activity.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”7452″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” img_link_caption=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n
Coffered wooden ceiling with decorative inlays created by Aly Mohsen at the entrance of his painting school in Baio Dora.<\/b><\/h6>\n
The work reflects his activity as a cabinetmaker and the integration between visual arts, artistic craftsmanship, and spatial design.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]From 2003 onward, thanks to his technical expertise and profound knowledge of artworks and painting techniques, Aly Mohsen was repeatedly appointed as an art expert by Italian judicial authorities. He collaborated with the Police and with the Court of Ivrea in proceedings concerning the authentication and evaluation of works of art.<\/p>\n
Article in the newspaper “La Riviera” on Aly Mohsen’s move to Bordighera. <\/strong><\/h6>\n
The publication also documents the donation of the painting depicting Saint Ampelio, the city’s patron saint. Photographs show the artist in his studio and during the presentation of the work to the community.<\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Abdel Mohsen passed away in Bordighera on September 14, 2023.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"