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The Sketch: Mandy El-Sayegh

The Sketch: Mandy El-Sayegh
Work in progress from MANDY EL-SAYEGH’s Blessings series, 2022- , oil, acrylic, collaged and silkscreened elements. Photo by Rory Strudwick. Courtesy the artist.

Mandy El-Sayegh’s affinity for the Financial Times newspaper stems from an unlikely source: its flesh-toned pages. Incorporating the publication’s text and images into mixed-media works, the London-raised, Malaysian-born artist blurs the line between assemblage, collage, and painting.