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List Of Artists From Lebanon
This is a list of artists from, or associated, with Lebanon. A * Shafic Abboud (1926–2004), painter * Lamia Maria Abillama (born 1962), photographer * Zeina Abirached (born 1981), illustrator and comic artist * Etel Adnan (born 1925), poet and visual artist * Georges Akl, painter * Rabih Alameddine (born 1959), painter * Suzanne Alaywan (born 1974), poet and painter * Ziad Antar (born 1978), filmmaker and photographer * Zena Assi (born 1974), painter B * Ayman Baalbaki (born 1975), painter * Lara Baladi (born 1969), photographer and multimedia artist * Michel Basbous (1921–1981), sculptor and painter * Mouna Bassili Sehnaoui (born 1945), painter * Kiki Bokassa (born 1975), conceptual artist * Gregory Buchakjian (born 1971), filmmaker and photographer * Ghazi Baker (born 1967), architect and artist C * Huguette Caland (1931–2019), painter * Chaouki Chamoun (born 1942), artist * Rafic Charaf (1932–2003), painter * Youmna Chlala, artist, writer * Saloua Raouda Choucair (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of . Beirut is the country's capital and largest city. Human habitation in Lebanon dates to 5000 BC. From 3200 to 539 BC, it was part of Phoenicia, a maritime civilization that spanned the Mediterranean Basin. In 64 BC, the region became part of the Roman Empire and the subsequent Byzantine Empire. After the seventh century, it Muslim conquest of the Levant, came under the rule of different Islamic caliphates, including the Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun, Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid. The 11th century saw the establishment of Christian Crusader states, which fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huguette Caland
Huguette Caland (; née El Khoury; 19 January 1931 – 23 September 2019) was a Lebanese painter, sculptor and fashion designer known for her erotic abstract paintings and body landscapes. Based out of Los Angeles, her art was displayed in numerous exhibitions and museums. Early life Caland was born into a Lebanese political family in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 January 1931. Her father, Bechara El Khoury, became the first post-independence president of Lebanon in 1943, serving the country for nine years. Career Caland came to art somewhat late in life, beginning her studies at the American University in Beirut in her 30s. In 1970, she moved to Paris where she lived and worked as an artist for 17 years. She became a regular guest at the Feraud studio, meeting many artists, including André Masson, Pierre Schaeffer, and Adalberto Mecarelli. In 1979, Caland collaborated with designer Pierre Cardin, creating a line of Kaftan, caftans that were displayed at Espace Cardin. In 1983, Caland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Ghoussoub
Mai Ghoussoub (; 2 November 1952, in Beirut – 17 February 2007, in London) was a Lebanese writer, artist, publisher and human rights activist. She was the co-founder in London of the Saqi bookshop and publishing house. Life Her father, Raymond Ghoussoub, a Maronite Christian, was a professional footballer. She studied at the French lycée in Beirut, then mathematics at the American University of Beirut, and French literature at the Lebanese University, and later sculpture at Morley College and the Henry Moore Studio in London. She was a Trotskyite at the start of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, but soon became disillusioned and moved on to humanitarian work, establishing two medical dispensaries in a poor Muslim area after the doctors had left and the pharmacies had closed. She lost an eye in 1977, after her car was hit by a shell while taking someone to hospital. She moved to London to be treated, and spent time in Paris, where she worked as a journalist for Arab newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Gemayel
César Gemayel (1898 in Ain al Touffaha near Bikfaya, Ottoman Empire – 1958 in Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...) was a notable Lebanese painter, who helped to lay the foundations of a modern Lebanese art movement. Life and career Gemayel received his early art education from Khalil Saleeby in Beirut. Gemayel was a pre-eminently sensual artist. His themes - the female nude, glowing flowers, landscapes green and red, dances and "dabkés", the occasional epic evocation - are the product of his thirst for living expressed through painting. Along with artists, Mustafa Farrukh (1901-1957), Omar Onsi (1901-1969), Saliba Douaihy (Saliba Duwaihi) (b. 1915), Youssef Howayek, Daoud Corm (1852-1930), and Rachid Wehbi (Rachid Wahbah)(b. 1917), Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Mansour (artist)
Farid Mansour (1929–2010) () was a Lebanese sculptor and painter. Biography Born In 1929 in Choueifat - Lebanon, Farid Mansour enrolled in the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) in 1946, and was also mentored by the Italian artist Fernando Manetti between 1946 and 1949. Seeking financial stability, Mansour migrated to Liberia for several years. He returned to his homeland in the mid-1950s to pursue his artistic career. In 1961, Mansour invited and encouraged by Manetti himself, traveled to Italy specifically to Manetti's town of San Gimignano, where he continued his studies until 1963. In 1964 he joined the Ecole Universelle in Paris for one year, after which he returned to Lebanon again. In 1969, he traveled to London and enrolled in the City and Guilds of London Arts School, acquiring additional skills in sculpting and painting. During his stay in London and as a result of his outstanding skills he had private tuition and was assigned his own working space in the Pha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moustafa Farroukh
Moustafa Farroukh (; 1901 – 1957) was one of Lebanon's most prominent painters of the 20th century. During his famed career, Farroukh produced over 2000 paintings most of which were acquired by collectors both in Lebanon and abroad. He also wrote five books including a biography. Career He was formally trained in Rome and graduated in 1927 from Rome's Royal College of Fine Arts. He proceeded to Paris and continued further studies under the guidance of Paul Émile Chabas, the president of the Society of French Artists and many other French artists. Over his prosperous career, he exhibited in venues from Paris, Venice, New York City and Beirut. In his Studio in Beirut, he established a permanent exhibition of his artwork in 1932. His work was applauded for its representation of real life in Lebanon in pictures of the country, its people and its customs. He travelled through Spain in the early 1930s where his appreciation of Arabic art and architecture had a long-lasting effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrie Fakhoury
Derrie Fakhoury (1930–2015) was a Lebanese artist. Life Fakhoury was born in Beirut in 1930, and studied painting at the Fine Arts Academy in Beirut. She traveled to Italy to continue her studies in art at the Accademia di belle arti di Roma. Then she joined the Institute of Medal Art of Rome and she excelled in this area. Inspired by her visits to churches and museums in Italy, she studied the art of wall painting (Fresco) at the Decorative Arts Institute and became proficient in this art. After returning from Italy, She lived with her husband, the late famous Syrian painter and plastic artist Mahmoud Hammad Mahmoud Hammad (1923–1988) was a Syrian painter and pioneer of modern Syrian art. Life and career Hammad was born 1923 in Damascus, Syria. He studied art at the Accademia di belle arti di Roma between 1953 and 1957. He focused on the art of ... in Damascus and produced works in various aspects of art with clear talent. Her work recorded themes inspired by the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Dirani
Ali Dirani (born 1986 in Ryak, Beqaa Valley, Bekaa, Lebanon) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese Graphic artist, graphic and Visual arts, visual artist, musician and drummer. Education He graduated from the Fine Arts Institute of the Lebanese University and held his first solo exhibition, "FRONT ROW", at the age of 24. This art exhibition consisted of nitrocellulose on canvas and Neorealism (art), neo-realism. It introduced 11 works with a conceptual approach. Career Dirani worked as an art director for independent projects, production houses and commercial companies. Specifically, he made video clips and commercial adverts with City Film, Signature, MBC, macchina, Saatchi & Saatchi, Saatchi and Saatchi, Leo Burnett and other production houses, collectives and companies. The artist worked on the scenography of the opening show of the 25th Jenadriyah, Al Janadriyah festival. The concept was to create an authentic looking desert fused with a wide theatre edged with Arabesque patterns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagreed Darghouth
Tagreed Darghouth (born 1979) is a Lebanese artist. She was born in Saida and studied painting and sculpting at the Lebanese Institute of Fine Arts in Beirut. She continued her studies at the Ayloul Summer Academy at Darat Al Funoun in Amman with and at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris. In her art, she deals with uncomfortable subjects such as the obsession of Lebanese young people with cosmetic surgery and the changes in Lebanese society brought on by an influx of imported female domestic help. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Beirut, Dubai, Qatar, Amman, Istanbul, Buenos Aires, the United States and France. Darghouth was awarded first prize by the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris Cité internationale universitaire de Paris () or the Cité universitaire (CIUP or ''Cité U'') is a university campus, a private park and foundation located in Paris, France. Since 1925, it has provided general and public services, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chucrallah Fattouh
Chucrallah Fattouh is a Lebanese painter. He was born in Monsef, Byblos, and graduated from the Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU; ) is the only state-funded public university in Lebanon. It was established in 1951. The university's main campus was originally located in Beirut, but a few satellite campuses were opened due to travel restriction ...’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 1983. Fattouh made his first painting aged 12. His first paintings that sold were portraits of his mother. After graduating from the Lebanese University, he began a prolific career as a painter. Exhibitions In Lebanon :Galerie Chahine :Galerie Tabbal, Beirut :Galerie Portfolio, Kaslik :Galerie Bekhazi, Beirut :Rizk Plaza, Broumana :Galerie Station des Arts, Beirut :Museum Sursock, Beirut (permanent exhibition) :Chambre de Commerce et de l’Industrie, Beirut :Citadelle de Tripoli :Artuel, Beirut :Park Hotel, Chtaura :Galerie Graffiti, Chtaura :La Fiad, Beirut :Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daoud Corm
Daoud Corm (26 June 1852 – 6 June 1930), David Corm in English, was an influential Lebanese painter and the father of writer, industrialist, and philanthropist Charles Corm. He was a teacher and mentor to the young Khalil Gibran as well as Khalil Saleeby and Habib Srour. In 1870 he went to Rome and enrolled at the Accademia di San Luca where he trained under Roberto Bompiani, the Italian court painter. During his five years in Italy, Daoud Corm studied the works of Renaissance artists whose influence was evident throughout his works. He gained official recognition when he was commissioned to paint a portrait of Pope Pius IX (reg 1846-78). Upon his return to Lebanon in 1875, he painted portraits of many Arabs including Abbas II of Egypt (reg 1892–1914) in 1894. Daoud Corm was a religious painter and there are many of his paintings in churches across Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Palestine. In 1912, Corm expanded his artistic enterprise and its public appeal when he opened ''Maiso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saloua Raouda Choucair
Saloua Raouda Choucair (; June 24, 1916 – January 26, 2017) was a Lebanese painter and sculptor. Life and career Born in 1916 in Ain El Mraisseh, along Beirut's coastal Corniche, Lebanon, Choucair came from a family of doctors, lawyers, engineers and historians. Her father, Salim Rawda (1872-1917) was an expatriate in Australia trading herbs and writing manuscripts on their medicinal values. When he returned to Lebanon in 1910, he met and married Choucair's mother, Zalfa Amin Najjar (1891-1995), a Brummana High School student who was fond of reciting poetry. They had three children: Anis Rawda (1911-1988) was a businessman and a member of the Beirut municipality; Anissa Rawda Najjar (1913-2016) was a social activist, who was married to the late Fouad Najjar; and the youngest, Choucair, became one of the most prominent figures of Lebanese modernism. When Choucair's father was in Damascus as a conscript in the Ottoman army, he contracted typhoid and died in 1917. Widowed early on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
