Ayman Baalbaki

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in 1975, Odeissé, Lebanon
Lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon

Ayman Baalbaki is a Lebanese artist, living and working in Beirut. He studied Fine Arts in Beirut and at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Born during the Lebanese civil war in the 1970s, Baalbaki draws most of his inspiration from this subject matter. In 2012, Baalbaki was part of the The Future of a Promise at the 54^{th Venice Biennale: the first pan-Arab exhibition of contemporary art to feature in the festival. This exhibition brought together more than 25 recent works by some foremost artists of the Arab world. His work depicted warriors wearing veils or casks. His paintings often describe the seemingly endless conflicts that haunt the Middle East.}

 

 

trauma of the Civil War and the visible traces of 15 years of relentless violence, translated into strong artistic excellent pictures.

Solo Exhibitions:

 

 

2011. Beirut again and again, Rose Issa Projects, London, UK.
2010. Ciel chargé de fleurs, Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy.
2009. Ceci n’est pas la Suisse, Rose Issa Projects, London, UK.
2008. Apocalyptic Transfiguration, Agial Art Gallery, Lebanon.
2007. T-Marbouta, Beirut, Lebanon.
2006. «Ici est ailleurs», Agial Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
2002. Presence Absence, Maison du Liban, CIUP, France.
there is a strong relationship in the images of Ayman Baalbaki and Charbel Samuel Aoun obviously.