Adam Henein

Egyptian Sculptor born in Cairo in 1929, he is considered one of the most famous sculptors in the Arab world, and a pioneer of fine art in the Middle East. He began his journey in the world of fine arts through free study in School of Fine Arts, as a pupil of the artist Ahmed Sabri. He moved to Munich in 1957 to complete his training at Anthony Heller Atelier in Munich, leaving it to Paris in 1971, staying there until 1996. During this period, he traveled to Italy and specifically to Pietrasanta, where he got close to the metal forger, Mariani. He returned to Egypt as a professional artist, preferring abstract art and the use of gravel mix clay as a material in his statues.

Adam Henein works are of special nature, Henein is known of his approach, addressing the audience soul and conscience, stirring the imagination by the inner glow, overwhelming emotional power, and inherent energy of his art. In his statues, we observe how cohesive the mass between the parts, how serene they are with no incidental elements, with details as super hints subtly gathered in one piece.   

Due to his long journey abroad, Henein was regarded as an artist of international fame and stature in the world of art; he was chosen to head the restoration of the Sphinx project.

His statues include "pots holder" in The Dallas Museum of Art Sculpture Garden, Texas, "the Bird," in the Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts garden in Rome, and "the Warrior" in the yard of the Greater Cairo library.