Marking his second worldwide success as a visual artist in less than a year, Egyptian 18-year-old Ahmed Emad Eldin was selected by Adobe as one of the 25 most phenomenal visual artists under the age of 25. Furthermore, he was commissioned by the company to create an artwork that celebrates Adobe’s 25th anniversary. “I created this artwork with the concept of 25 pyramids which refers to 25 years of Photoshop, and the flying person here represents me,” announced Eldin on his Facebook profile on Monday. “In the coming months, we’ll be scouring the globe, turning over every rock, to find artists that represent the future of Photoshop,” announced Lex van den Berghe, senior product manager for Digital Imaging solutions at Adobe in January. “In honor of our 25th year, each artist will be creating an original piece of art to celebrate the milestone.” Eldin, who is self-taught in visual graphic arts, started exploring the capacity, tools and horizons of visual manipulation and design at the age of 13. “I learned from YouTube videos and free tutorials websites,” he added in a comment to Egyptian Streets. Inspired by other artworks, movies,…
