Egyptian Artist Reda Fadl, who suffers congenital amputation, affirmed that the disability didn’t shatter his dreams, noting that he wishes to be a worldwide artist, Al-arabiya published on Sunday.
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During an interview with Al-arabiya, Fadl stated that the loss of his fingers did not stand in the way of his career and ambitions as he used his mouth to draw, becoming one of the most important plastic artists.
Fadl joined Faculty of Art Education in Al-Azhar University, and was able to outdo his colleagues in the four years to be the first in his class in 2003.
Having graduated, Fadl was keen to continue his academic work at the university, earning a master's degree in 2014, then, obtaining a PhD after that.
"The reason why I chose plastic art is my drawing talent. I faced difficulty due to my condition, as I couldn’t deal with the tools,” he said. “Nonetheless, I trained myself and finally managed to hold the pen and draw without any suffering, so using tools did not pose an obstacle anymore.”
“My determination to peruse this career has proven that the disabled can work in any field they want. They can also study without any obstacles,” he added, stressing that disability is not related to practicing a particular profession.
“I am working hard in order to hold international exhibitions for my works,” the artist revealed.
The artist had an encounter with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.
He won the first prize at International Art Forum for the disabled in 2017, in addition to national and regional awards, such as; the UNICEF award of Excellence in 2000, the Arab House Medal from the Arab League in 1999 and the gold medal at the 11th Arab Youth Festival in 2008.
He also participated in the Youth Festival in Tunisia in 2005, and represented Egypt in Armenia in 2013.
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