An Egyptian artist surprised the world by performing a historic feat with his pencil, the first exhibition of its kind. Ibrahim Bilal, a 28-year-old painter from the Egyptian province of Al-Bahira, has carved pencils on ancient Egyptian and Islamic historical monuments, which will be housed in the Islamic Art Museum.
An art museum exhibition is under way to mark the 117th anniversary of the Cairo Islamic Art Museum, which will run until January 13. These works of art are displayed in this exhibition. This is the first exhibition of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East.
In this regard, Ibrahim Bilal told the media that he started trying to learn this art himself, I did not have a regular teacher, I did various experiments in carving, I have been carving on pencils for three years.
"I liked the design of an artist on Instagram, so I started thinking about it. I was amazed at its precision and design," he said. So I started practicing carving like this and after more than 20 experiments I succeeded in carving art like this.
"I tried to use this art to cut Egyptian artifacts into small pieces to promote Egyptian artifacts. It does not exceed three millimeters wide with a pencil," Ibrahim added.
On the 117th anniversary of the establishment of the Museum of Islamic Art, I presented 20 outstanding collections of pencil art, the first of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East.
Ibrahim added that this type of sculpture is successful only if it has strong nerves, patience and a queen of work, so it is difficult to get the accuracy of the material and control it.
According to Ibrahim, the average work takes about 20 hours, and the statues of Queen Nefertiti and Tutankhamun are among the most difficult to carve.
