Carcasses de l'esprit III et IV
Description
Executed in: 2007
Medium: mixed media on canvas (acrylic, marble powder and sand)
Size: 68 x 71 cm each (with frame 71 x 74 cm)
Each artwork is signed and dated "Aoun 07" on the front lower left. Each artwork is titled, signed and dated on the reverse "Carcasses de l'esprit III / Carcasses de l'esprit IV, Youssef Aoun 2007".
Provenance
Private Collection, Lebanon. Acquired directly from the artist.
This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Location
Lebanon
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Description
Youssef Aoun (b. 1965, Lebanese) is painter and printmaker. Self-labelled as a "son of war," Aoun paints striking abstract works filled with symbols, materials and forms that evoke parts of the human body. His work is influenced by Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso and Antoni Tapies. He studied at the Lebanese University and Beaux-Arts de Paris and has been teaching since 1991 at Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts – Alba. Youssef Aoun's work is permanently shown in Gallery Claudine Legrand (Paris) and at the National Museum (Dubai), as well as in several public and private collections including the Sursock Museum (Beirut) and the Audi Bank (Beirut). He is the recipient of many awards, including the Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Prize for Young Artists at Sursock Museum’s Salon d’Automne and the Sharjah Biennial Jury Prize.
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