ARTWORKS
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Marwan Sahmarani
NIDHI KHURANA
In this episode during a visit to his Beirut studio, Marwan Sahmarani discusses with Founder Tamara Chalabi his artistic practice; what and who inspires him; […]
Tito, most of my friends just call me Tito.
Sad.
Beef fry and parotta, I like many other dishes but most of the Keralites like this combination.
Coffee – I drink it regularly while painting my works.
Santiniketan in West Bengal, it’s a peaceful place for artists and art practitioners.
Modigliani (2004), Perfume the story of a murderer (2006), Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (2016), Ravening (2019).
Yakshi (Malayalam novel by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan), The Count of Monte Cristo (Novel by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet).
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
Or ‘what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Bible – Mark 8:36-37)
Ratheesh T (Indian Artist), Anselm Kiefer (German painter and sculptor), T Venkanna (Indian Artist).
“Don’t get stuck inside a pond, go with the flow of river and reach the sea of art”
I have never had an artist’s block yet, but producing regularly makes me tired and weak.
Black and Alizarin Crimson.
8-inch big flat brush for washing the canvas
Tidy, because I’ve developed OCD post-covid.
I never chose art as my career, but art selected me.
I became an artist accidentally.
The challenging part is keeping relationships, family, and friends while concentrating only on my work. Most of them can’t understand the feelings and ecstasies of an artist. The exciting part is when I finish a painting, the final output gives a kind of aesthetic orgasm.
Automatism, the results gave me goosebumps.
“Paint beautiful girls instead of your self-portraits”
Maya (illusion where things appear present, but are not what they seem).
I also think there are elements of surrealism in my work.
Saved my father when he was in a critical health condition by using money which I got from my paintings.
Wish to see my works with the works of Frida Kahlo or with the big paintings of Anselm Kiefer.
Wish to exhibit in different countries like Japan, UK, Germany.
Here I’ve added some music which plays inside my studio, most of it has the power to balance the energy, some of it can increase the volume of sadness and it melts me like a wax candle. I play these songs inside my studio whilst working. I’m currently working on the theme of ‘death’ so I feel that this music can go with the flow of the work.