 Antoine
Khalil Bridi
Biography:
Born in 1971,
in Ashrafieh-Beirut-Lebanon.
His mother’s maiden name is: Hyam Rouwayheb.
Married to Jacky Aoun, and father of 2 boys: Raphael and Mathieu.
He received
both his elementary and secondary schooling in Zahrat al Ihsan school-
Ashrafieh. He was later admitted to the Lebanese Academy of Fine
Arts : ‘Academie Libanaise des Beaus Arts’ (ALBA) from which he
graduated as an Architect in 1997.
His talent for
drawing manifested itself since his childhood. Throughout his school
days, his abilities were becoming clearly evident especially in
the portraits he made of his instructors.
At university,
he was particularly inspired by instructor GUVDER to whom he still
has all respect and appreciation, for he sees in him an exemplary
teacher who has communicated to his students both the “Technique
and Love of painting” and, to those of them with talent, has awaken
the passion and the poetry within.
Bridi is competent
in French and English in addition to Arabic.
Sports is one
of his hobbies in which he has excelled during his youth having
earned at the age of 17 a black belt in martial arts. This noble
sport developed his sense of concentration, prioritizing and control
over one’s body, thus reinforcing his clearness of mind and will-power.
He equally admired
music and particularly the classical genre, so he joined the national
conservatory in Lebanon in 1992 and studied the principles of both
the Piano and western chanting. He was later chosen along with a
number of his peers to represent Lebanon in Germany in a performance
conducted by the renowned maestro Dr. SHNOUR.
His architectural
career, which started in his early university days in 1991, includes
principal contributions to major projects:
* The ZUBLIN company’s Lebanese University project;
* ERICSSON’s power feeding buildings which were set up in numerous
Lebanese cities and villages;
* Restoration of a number of buildings and monuments in downtown
Beirut, in coopertaion with SOLIDERE.
* Special studies for the University of Balamand (3D Modeling and
Mapping)
* A number of Independent undertakings of private palaces and villa’s
in both Lebanon and the KSA.
Back to contemporary
art, Bridi became adept in the techniques of Oil painting, Aquarelle,
Pastel and Graphism.
In addition
to many early paintings and experiments, his first professional
artistic undertaking came in 1992 when he took part in painting
the Vitrage of the “Saint Coeur” church in Badaro-Beirut.
In the year
2000, he went on exhibiting his artwork regularly.
His First participation was in the ‘Beirut union center for social
development’ in Gemmayzeh, where he additionally gave lessons on
contemporary art until the end of 2001.
He was elected
in 2004 as secretary of the ADG (Association of Development of Gemmayzeh)
art committee.
Antoine Bridi’s
current work on the development of an artistic theory led him to
the conception of a novel technique through which he has refined
the principals of Divisionism on the human body.
Among his private
collection are a number of paintings for: Archimandrite Issa Khoury,
General Kallas, Mr. Edyy Motran, Mr. Saad Hariri and Lady Ghana
Daaouk.
Antoine Bridi
demands the inclusion of an artistic branch to the currently deployed
scholastic curriculum. He believes that this would give a chance
to those, with both artistic tendencies and genuine talent, to apply
themselves with the basics and principals of art, thus making way
for a more robust career and specialization in all fields of art
and architecture.
He equally considers strange that the contemporary artistic hallmarks
are not included in these school curriculums, especially that these
hallmarks represent the cornerstone of the modern artistic renaissance
in both Lebanon and around the world.
List
of Exhibitions:
1997 - Architect & qualified painter - A.L.B.A. - Lebanon
1992 - Has collaborated
in the execution of "Sacre Coeur" church colored-glass
windows - Badaro - Lebanon
2001 - Instructor
of painting at the “Association de beyrouth pour le developpement
social” - Lebanon
2001 - Collective
exhibition at “Centre socio-culturel a Gemayze”-Lebanon
2002 * Exhibition
at the virtual international gallery “Arope”
2002 - Honorary
collective exhibition at the “Lebanese Academy of fine arts – ALBA
– Lebanon
2002 - Collective
exhibition at “ADG” – Gemayze - Lebanon
2002 - International
exhibition at Damascus
2003 - Collective
exhibition at Biel (Artsud)
2003 - Collective
exhibition at Bazerkan (Fosh Street)
2003 - Collective
exhibition “Jabal” (Aley)
2003 - Collective
exhibition at Byblos - Lebanon
2004 - Collective
exhibition at “Grand Hills” Hotel – Broumana - Lebanon
2004 - General
secretary of the artistic commity of the “ADG”
2006 - “Phoenix”
tribute to the prime minister rafic hariri. the Canvas was exhibited
at:
• Martyrs place – Downtown Beirut
• Rafic Hariri international airport - Beirut
• “Association de developpement de gemmayze” (ADG)
• Unesco under the patronage of the minister of culture Dr Tarik
Mitri
• National library at Baakline
2006 - Sincere
gratitude by the ministry of culture of the Republic of Latvia
2006 - Appreciation
by the consulate of the Republic of Latvia
Private collectors:
* Archimandrite
Issa el Khouri
• Architect Jean Claude Issa
• Deputy Saad Rafic Hariri
• Eddy Moutran
• Gana Daouk
Homage to the late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri by artist
painter Antoine Bridi. Phénix, 300 x 200 cm, Oil on canvas
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Phone: 961 3 689974
Physical address: Aoun Building - Hayek roundabout - Sin el
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