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ganzeer
 public art , graphic design , product design , comicbooks , art creative writing , lecturing , stenciling , street art , installation ganzeer ar جنزير egyptian
ganzeer

ganzeer is the pseudonym used by an egyptian artist who has gained mainstream fame in egypt and internationally following the 2011 egyptian revolution .
prior to the revolution , ganzeer 's popularity was widespread yet limited to the spheres of art and design .
ganzeer 's artwork has touched on the themes of civic responsibility and social justice , and has been critical of the supreme council of the armed forces , or scaf , which has ruled egypt since the february , 2011 resignation of former president housni mubarak .
`` ganzeer '' means `` chain '' in arabic .
he is a regular contributor to the online magazine `` rolling bulb '' .
-lsb- http://tumblr.rollingbulb.com/] described by bidoun magazine as a `` contingency artist , '' ganzeer is quite accustomed to adopting completely new styles , techniques , and mediums to adapt to the topic he is tackling at any given time .
the huffington post has placed him on a list of `` 25 street artists from around the world who are shaking up public art , '' while al-monitor .
com has placed him on a list of `` 50 people shaping the culture of the middle east . ''
he is one of the protagonists in a critically acclaimed documentary titled art war by german director marco wilms .
ganzeer was also cited by german arte as one of egypt 's highest-selling living artists today .
