Saliba Douaihy
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"I used to look at modern paintings, which most people considered ugly, and found that in my eyes, they were beautiful."
SALIBA DOUAIHY
ARTIST / PAINTER ( / )
Born in in a mountainous town in northern Lebanon, Douaihy was first exposed to painting and art through the Maronite churches in his hometown. Due to his apprenticeship with Habib Srour at the age of 14, his style was initially realistic and figurative.
Srour was a portrait painter of religious, social, and political Arab figures in Lebanon and taught Douaihy the techniques of drawing and painting. Douaihy later assisted Srour in large church murals.
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Saliba Douaihy
Saliba Douaihy was born in in Ehden, northern Lebanon, and showed artistic talent from a young age, developing his career between Lebanon, Paris, and New York. Church commissions in Beirut played a role in the abstract works that Douaihy would develop and paint at a later point in his career. Regeneration () is a prime example of the flat, Minimalist style Douaihy arrived at after a few years living and painting in New York City. Inspired by Joseph Albers, he reduced all forms to simple yet strong lines. His paintings from the early s onwards are characterised by lines that meet neatly and precisely, and focus on the exploration of the themes of form and space, alluding to the landscapes of his home country in the lines and horizontal bands of colours that ran across some of his paintings. Sky, distant fields, trees, and mountains are alluded to but never explicitly drawn. He is said to have also been inspired by the linear form of church architecture and Christian iconography.
This is the first time the work of Saliba Douaihy is presented at Biennale Arte.
—Heba Elkayal
Biography
Saliba Douaihy was born in in the picturesque town of Ehden, nestled among Lebanon’s tree covered northern mountains.
The Douaihy family was, and still is, a well-established family in northern Lebanon, playing an important economic and social role. But Saliba Douaihy’s upbringing was modest and he was first exposed to painting and art through the churches in his hometown.
The young Douaihy displayed a talent for drawing, copying illustrations from books and magazines at his school. His teachers often reprimanded him for drawing in class and not reading. But his apparent skills and thirst for art compelled his teachers to urge his father to send him to Beirut to study art.
The elder Douaihy had other hopes for his son, but reluctantly agreed. At 14 years old, Saliba Douaihy went to Beirut where his father had arranged for him to apprentice at the well-established painter Habib Srour.
For two years, Saliba worked under the master’s guidance, learning the basic techniques of drawing and painting. He also assisted Srour in his large church murals and at times posed for him as a young Saint or the youthful Christ.
After two years with Srour, the elder Do
Saliba DOUAIHY ()
Saliba Douaihy was born in the mountain village of Ehden in Lebanon. Saliba started to draw from an early age, and at the age of 14, his teachers brought his work to the attention of one of Lebanons prominent artists, Habib Shrour, who was so profondly impressed by the young man’s work that he brought Saliba to Beirut. In at the age of 14, he left his home, family and friends to embark on what would become his long journey in the arts. Saliba completed his apprentischeship with Habib Shrour after obtaining a scolarship to participate in a program of intercultural exchanges between France and Lebanon. In , at the age of 17, Saliba came to Paris to pursue his artistic formation through this program. In , he won the prize for the best drawing at the École Nationale Supérieure et spéciale des Beaux-Arts of Paris. During this period of time, Saliba’s work was exhibited in several French salons. After graduating in , Saliba returned to Beirut where he opened his first studio which became a popular destination for elites from the Lebanese society seeking new ideas. Saliba traveled the countryside to paint landscapes, portraits and scenes representing everyday life.
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