Amanda Ali
I work in a meditative state, using art as a medium to understand perception beyond form, to explore and communicate the unspoken layers where thought and emotion arise.My mediums of choice are ink on paper (black and white dualism) and acrylic paint on canvas.I mix emotion with elements of human and nature, along with some recurring symbols. My art is mostly minimalistic line-work and textures that create movement and confusing dimensions, to be interpreted as the viewer's mind sees fit. Aside from it being my personal expression, it also serves as a mirror; it creates a portal into the viewer's unconscious.I touch on themes like the human condition, insanity, chaos vs order, pain and suffering, primal fears, challenging perception, the nature of existence, the essence of being, purpose, and emptiness.
Rebirth: Independently written and published art-book, an existential documentation of 5 years travelling abroad on the alchemist's journey towards true self. It consists of 6 chapters, containing 138 artworks accompanied by poetry.
Defrost (ink art from Rebirth)
Singularity (ink art from Rebirth)
Unravelling (ink art from Rebirth)
Whole (ink art from Rebirth)
Dance of the blood moon (watercolor art from Rebirth)
Being (watercolor art from Rebirth)
Sapce-time Disintegration (ink art from Rebirth)
Innerdeformities 013 (ink art from Rebirth)
Emotional Detatchment (ink art from Rebirth)
Indefinable (ink art from Rebirth)
A Journey Inward (ink art from Rebirth)
Unveiling the Unconscious (ink art from Rebirth)
Internal: Call of Premordial Waters (acrylic painting on 80x120 cm canvas)
External: Maddening Duality (acrylic painting on 60x80 cm canvas)
Yin (acrylic painting collection 50x70 cm)
Yin (acrylic painting collection 50x70 cm)
Gazing into a Darker Abyss (white ink on black 29x40 cm canson paper)
Soule Witness (white ink on black 29x40 cm canson paper)
Dark Womb of Creation (acrylic painting on 60x60 cm canvas)
Rupture (acrylic painting on 30x40 cm + 3* 15x15 cm canvas)
Black Sun (acrylic painting on 80x80 cm + 6* 15x15 cm canvas)
Nihilistic Grief (acrylic painting on 70x100 cm + 2* 30x100 cm canvas)
Collapse - Summoning - Rest (acrylic paintings on 110x170 cm canvas rolls)
Exhibitions & Public Participation:
2023: Independently published "Rebirth" in Malaysia and sold it at bookstores such as Hikayat and Balai Buku Raya.
2023: Joined art bazaars in Malaysia at venues such as Hin Bus, Godown, Pasar Seni, and Life Reset festival.
2024: Joined art bazaars in Cairo, Egypt at venues such as UnderGround Social, Darb 1718, and El Sawy Culture Wheel.
May 2025: Solo exhibition titled "Stirred عبور الظل" at Cairo Gallery to launch "Rebirth" in Cairo, Egypt.
November 2025: Joined group exhibition titled "I understand فاهماك" with my painting collection "Yin" at the Cultural Garage of Goethe Institute in Alexandria, Egypt.
Feb - Apr 2026: Participated in “Qaid El Takween قيد التكوين” residency at B’sarya in Alexandria, Egypt, with my project titled "Gazing into a darker abyss" with the outcome of 6 paintings and 2 drawings, accompanied by a dark ambient soundtrack. The residency concluded with an open studio event for a week to showcase the outcome to the public.
Music
Since 2011, I've joined and formed bands playing genres ranging from Fusion, to Psychedelic Rock, to Metal.I eventually started my solo project "Hypnotic Bass Loops", where I utilize frequency, time, patterns, and harmony to visit a deeper spectrum of emotion and states of mind. I make music with a shamanic approach, layered loops you can delve into while contemplating your thoughts, using my bass, a looper, a mic, and some effect pedals. It’s all analog and created live.I'm also co-founder of "Hard Gelatinous Capsule كبسولة جيلاتينية صلبة", a Psychedelic guitar and bass duo based in Alexandria.
Public Appearances:
Dec 2023 to Feb 2024: Participated in various experimental music gigs by playing "Hypnotic Bass Loops". The mini-tour consisted of 3 gigs in Indonesia (Jakarta and Bekasi) and 2 gigs in Malaysia (Penang and Ipoh).
Dec 2023: Co-organized, did live painting, played a set of "Hypnotic Bass Loops", and was part of a collaborative music performance at "Alchemy", an event that took place at Wapress Bulungan in Jakarta, Indonesia.
May 2024: Launched debut album titled "and from the chaos that birthed me I shall return again" on Bandcamp.
May 2025: Played a set of "Hypnotic Bass Loops" at my solo exhibition "Stirred عبور الظل" at Cairo Gallery in Cairo, Egypt.
October 2025: "Hard Gelatinous Capsule" concert at Rock Sound in Alexandria, Egypt.
April 2026: Joined as a bassist in creating and performing the album "Drowning Rituals طقوس الغرق" by Yassin Mahgoub, which was one of the outcomes of the multidisciplinary art program "The city that disappears twice المدينة التي تختفي مرتين" directed by Jailan Najy. The concept album consists of 5 tracks and was created and performed at the Cultural Garage of Goethe Institute in Alexandria, Egypt.
April 2026: Released "Liminal Space برزخ" on bandcamp, a soundtrack I made to accompany my painting collection titled "Gazing into a darker abyss" at the open studio event of "Qaid El Takween قيد التكوين" residency of B'sarya for Arts in Alexandria, Egypt.
April 2026: Collaborated with Lobna Yakoub to create a soundtrack for her animation "Birth of the middle finger", an outcome of "Qaid El Takween قيد التكوين" residency at B'sarya for Arts in Alexandria, Egypt.
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