Arabic Art

melkart said:

Untitled. Abdel Hamid Baalbaki (b. 1940). From the Beirut Art Center Exhibit: “The Road to Peace”

Laure Ghorayeb

Jamil Molaeb

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Love the Laure Ghorayeb one!!
Trully awesome!!

DO you know if it is a museum, or something?

^^ read more here and here

Woooow Melkart I really love it,something different from the usual art,the colors and the figures just match!!!!!!!

annie23 said:

Woooow Melkart I really love it,something different from the usual art,the colors and the figures just match!!!!!!!

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There is alot of talent in Lebanon. Beirut has experienced an explosion in the art scene in recent years, unfortunatly the government does very little if any to support Lebanese artists. Beirut doesn't even have a National modern art museum. Although I heard that there is something in the works.

I think this will serve as the Arts and culture center of Beirut:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=696088

Also, these paintings are in an exposition center that was recently opened, and which was an old factory that was redesigned to become a permanent artistic exhibition center. Also, I think the Sursock Museum hosts some artisitic exhibitions from time to time. So soon we will have not one permanent location, but two and a third (part time)