 Adib
Fattal
About the Artist
“I slept and dreamt that life is
beautiful”
Syrian painter Adib Fattal is a unique
kind of optimist, a dreamer who insists on guiding us back to the
age of innocence. In his search for beauty, he evokes only pleasant
images retained from childhood memories including scenes from Syria,
Palestine and Lebanon.
His paintings are ablaze with colors:
Cities and villages inhabited by happy colorful people conducting
their daily life actively and with great joy. There are fishermen,
farmers, people picking oranges, other planting trees and yet others
praying. All these scenes and more are depicted with love and an
absolute conviction that all is well under the sun.
Adib may not belong to any particular
school as his style is a combination of primitive art and fantasy.
Some paintings look like miniatures in Persian art, others recall
Palestinian embroidery or mosaics in a Mosque or Church.
Biographical Notes
Adib Fattal was born in 1962 in Washington
DC as the son of a diplomat; Adib spent most of his life in Europe,
the United States and the Middle East. He graduated with a B.B.A.
in International Marketing from The City University of New York.
Having spent some years in the field of business and banking Adib
decided to abandon it and dedicate himself to his original love:
Graphic Art.
At present, he lives in a farm in Syria
at the foot of Mount Hermon where he paints, farms and looks after
his dogs, cat, and a large collection of birds including a clever
a parrot.
Exhibitions:
Adib Fattal was born in 1962 in Washington
D.C. As the son of a diplomat, Adib spent most of his life in Europe,
the United States and the Middle East. He graduated with a B.B.A.
in International Marketing from the City University of New York.
Having spent some years in the field of business and banking, Adib
decided to abandon it and dedicate himself to his original
love: graphic art.
At present, he lives on a farm in Syria at the foot of Mount Hermon
where he paints, farms and looks after his dogs, cat, and a large
collection of birds including a clever parrot.
He is married to Ghadir Khattab, a Palestinian from Gaza.
Exhibitions:
Todate, Adib Fattal has exhibited in the Arab World, Pakistan and
in the West.
Joint exhibition sponsored by Shell Company at Maktab Anbar, Damascus,
May 2001;
Solo exhibition at the Institut francais d'etudes arabes de Damas,
April 2003;
Solo exhibition at the Ishtar Gallery, Damascus, December 2002;
Solo exhibition at the American University of Cairo on the occasion
of "The Year of Palestine," April 2003;
Solo exhibition at the Nassir Shawra Gallery, Damascus, June 2004;
Solo exhibition at the Orex Expo in Montreal, Canada, in July-August
2004;
Solo exhibition at the Safrkhan Gallery in Zamalek, Cairo, in April
2005;
Solo exhibition at the V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, December
2006.
Solo exhibition at the Primitive Art Gallery,Cracow,Poland ,Sept
2007.
Solo exhibition at the Otrebusy Museum of Folk Art ,Warsaw, Nov.
2007
Adib's works are being presented by the Filu Forum of Germany in
its archive and CD forms, available at the annual Frankfort Book
Fair.
Some of Adibs paintings are available in postcards sold by Tarik
Bin Zeyad(TBZ)company in Syria, as well as other postcards printed
and sold by the Gutsch Verlog company in Berlin, Germany.
Beirut at Night - 36 x 48 cm - Acid Free Markers
►► Some
of the artist's artwork
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Meet
the artist in Art Direct Sale!
Contact: ghadir_adib@yahoo.com
Online Portfolio: http://www.adibfattal.com
Address: P.O.
Box 36708 Mazzeh Damascus, Syria
Phone: 963 11 6831318 // Cell: 963 94 970969
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