The sea, a manifestation of the sublime, mirrors the essence of beings and things in its tranquil surface, capturing them in a timeless stillness.
Within the act of painting, each brushstroke embodies an impulse akin to an act of violence, a vivid clash of reality and nature seeking harmony amidst sensory chaos. It serves as both an audacious intrusion into the divine order and a powerful form of mimesis, reflecting the intricate dance between creation and the unknown.
| Dimensions | 100.0 × 75.0 cm |
| Medium Text |
Oil on digital photographic paper mounted on alubond |
| Year |
2023 |
Marwan Sahmarani (b. 1970, Beirut) lives and works between Beirut and the small Mediterranean mountain village of Tarbena, Spain. His textured paintings of powerful, robust brushstrokes, thick layers of paint and vibrant colours, serve as a poignant reflection of Lebanon's enduring political turmoil. Sahmarani looks to the cyclical patterns of violent history in the Middle East, his works pure expressions of violence, through gesture and movement. Recent landscapes are more mediative in character, and yet share a monumental, pure elemental force. Marwan Sahmarani has had several solo and group exhibitions in Europe, North America, and the Middle East, and was a winner of the Abraaj Group Art Prize in 2010.
