Arab artists

By Olga Nefedova

Syrian artist, Tammam Azzam, was featured on the Huffington Post earlier this year for superimposing Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” over a bullet-ridden building in Damascus. This particular image went viral amongst the entire social hemisphere, captivating the hearts of romantics, freedom fighters, sufferers, and empathizers. Azzam’s “passionate plea for universal love” resonates with so many

Eugène Alexis Girardet 1853-1907 Frankrijk

Works by Jewad Selim: Untitled, ND , Untitled, 1957 , The Gardener , 1950

In this work, the artist depicts the figure in such a way that most of his face is obscured, creating a sense of mystery. Everything we know about the character of this man is expressed though his posture, clothes, and objects, like his bowl containing a few coins. Very little is known about Camino’s training; he visited Algeria in the early 1850s, which inspired the art he made in the decades that followed.

Ayman Baalbaki (born in 1975 in Adaisseh, Lebanon) is a Lebanese painter. He studied at the Lebanese University and at the cole nationale suprieure des arts dcoratifs in Paris. His largescale expressionist portraits of fighters made him one of the most popular young Arab artists. Born the year t

Abdullah Bin Saqr - Saudi Artist

"Habibi, Love's Revolutions" reflects on LGBTQ experiences and identities

Ayman Baalbaki, Mulatham, 2013, Acrylic on fabric mounted on canvas in artist' frame, 200 x 150 cm (Courtesy of Luce Gallery)