Ribal Molaeb

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Ribal Molaeb is a Lebanese painter and classical musician whose practice interlaces the disciplines of sound and colour with remarkable coherence. Educated at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and later at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he earned his Master’s degree with distinction, Molaeb has developed a visual language grounded in the structural precision and rhythm of musical composition. His paintings are distinguished by subtle tonal harmonies and a dynamic sense of movement, often described as visual counterparts to orchestral form. Formed in the studio of his father, the painter Jamil Molaeb, he has maintained a deep connection to the Lebanese landscape, which he reinterprets through chromatic abstraction and layered textures. His work has been exhibited internationally, with solo presentations at Galerie Esther Woerdehoff in Geneva and at the 2024 Volta Basel Art Fair, among others. He is represented by Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut and Mizoe Art Gallery in Japan. Now based in Zürich, Molaeb serves as Artistic Director of the SUMITO Art and Music Association and as Director of the Molaeb Art Museum and the Molaeb Festival for Chamber Music and Fine Arts in Lebanon. His practice continues to explore the affinities between visual and musical structures, positioning him among the most distinctive contemporary voices investigating the intersections of abstraction, rhythm, and perception.