Aref el Rayess: An Artist from Lebanon 1928-2005 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 377575735X ISBN 13: 9783775757355

Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2024

Synopsis

First monograph on the Lebanese artist

The Lebanese artist Aref el Rayess (1928–2005) produced an impressive oeuvre of paintings, drawings, collages, and sculptures, that remains largely unstudied. Rayess was an independent thinker, a political man and a free spirit. He lived in many places and his works reflect the spirit of those respective countries, times and art scenes. The subjects of his works range from individuals and society, abstraction and nature. His style changed constantly, but always remained unmistakable. This first monograph is dedicated to Aref el Rayess’s multifaceted artistic practice, focusing specifically on his paintings between 1949 and 2005.

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About the Author

Aref el Rayess (1928–2005) studied art in Paris with Fernand Léger, among others, and resided in Lebanon, France, and Italy. With the onset of the civil war in 1975, he relocated to Saudi Arabia, where he assumed the role of art commissioner for the city of Jeddah. Rayess actively participated in exhibitions worldwide.

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The Lebanese artist Aref el Rayess (1928-2005) produced an impressive oeuvre of paintings, drawings, collages, and sculptures, that remains largely unstudied. Rayess was an independent thinker, a political man and a free spirit. He lived in many places and his works reflect the spirit of those respective countries, times and art scenes. The subjects of his works range from individuals and society, abstraction and nature.

His style changed constantly, but always remained unmistakable. This first monogra

Edition details

• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 377575735X
• ISBN 13: 9783775757355
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Sfeir-Semler Andrée