Ayman Baalbaki (LEBANON, BORN 1975)
Anonymous
Acrylic on carton laid on canvas
70 x 50cm (27 9/16 x 19 11/16in).
Private collection
Ayman Baalbaki (born in 1975 in Adaisseh, Lebanon) is
a Lebanese painter. He studied at the Lebanese
University and at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris.
His large-scale expressionist portraits of fighters made him one of the most
popular young Arab artists.
Born the
year the civil war started in Lebanon, Ayman Baalbaki draws most of his
inspiration from these events. His paintings often depict destroyed buildings,
sometimes occupied by refugees who were forced to leave their homes during the
combats. After the 2006 Lebanon War he drew series of scattered structures
related to the demolitions consecutive to the bombings of Beirut's southern
suburbs.
Ayman Baalbaki's most popular series depict warriors
bearing veils or casks. These portraits of anonymous figures became a symbol of
the endless conflicts in the Middle East. These paintings have been exhibited
worldwide, including the 2011 Venice Biennale. In 2012, Baalbaki participated
in Hoods for Heritage, a project consisting of 16 Porsche 911 hoods transformed
into art works by artists and designer and auctioned on benefit of the Beirut
National Museum. More on Ayman Baalbaki
Ayman Baalbaki (LEBANON, BORN 1975)
Anonymous II
Acrylic on carton laid on canvas
70 x 50cm (27 9/16 x 19 11/16in).
Private collection
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