Prelude Magazine: Creator Farah El Hashem explains the idea behind the magazine

Working in multiple sectors in media and cinema can lead the mind to think differently from others. When I paint or write a story or script or even shoot a film or take a picture I simply look at my work from a third point of you and ask myself is this art – do we know what art it is – or we just categorize our work according to what we know previously from different experiences and knowledge we had?

I created Prelude Magazine when I was listening to a musical piece for Chopin – it had a subtle beginning – very calm yet wise – you can feel the tones were forming a very enchanting melody that can capture anyone listening to it and wonder how did this happen and how it was created. If such a musical piece can literally transform and shifts my entire 5 senses and place them in a magical place I had to ask myself one question – what is next? It is a prelude for something great that it is about to happen – I believe that Prelude Magazine ‘s platform will start from here – a source – a new identity for an artist to rediscover him-herself.

Prelude Magazine will examine art news differently – and I can’t say anything about it until the magazine is officially released.
I see this magazine as an important source for art without camouflages without fake messages – we have one goal – to change how people see art – as something for the elite.

I don’t know where in history this idea started to shuffle around but I always believed that artists were never experts – they were never rich and still they are respected and adored. Until today this magazine will never have an “expert opinion” I don’t believe but I always believed that artists were never experts – they were never rich and still they are respected and adored. Until today.
Yhis magazine will never have an “expert opinion” I don’t believe an expert is what defines or can tell us if we are artists or not –
this magazine is completely subjective to humanity, to emotions and our inner desires.

I believe that art used to represent something important and stand for something in history but with time that “thing” kept changing day after day until it got mixed up with people who “think” they are artists just because they can afford to be!! or they think it is ” cool” or “hip”, I don’t really understand the concept behind “cool”, what is cool and what is not, what is amazing and what is failing miserably.