Ricardo Mbarkho (25 January 1974 in

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), is a Lebanese contemporary artist, researcher, and assistant professor. Mbarkho's work includes multiple outcomes especially digital art practices. In his digital images, as well as in his time-based work, he investigates multiple questions related to interactivity,

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, communication, cultural industries, history of art as well as the visual representation within the sociopolitical sphere. Mbarkho's digital images are made from texts.Tasso, Alain
''Ricardo Mbarkho : Des pixels ou les improbables flots d’émotions'', Agenda Culturel, May 2012
/ref> He uses the computer as a tool to mutate texts into images; the text's binary codes are transposed into a unique corresponding visual. Mbarkho received his art diplomas from

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and

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, Paris, and from Institut supérieur des beaux-arts, Beirut. He also completed an exchange study program at

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- College of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. He lives and works in Beirut.

Publications

* Mbarkho, Ricardo (2016). « L’interdépendance dialectique entre création artistique médiatique et industries culturelles », in Fann wa imarah journal, Issue No. 6, Institute of the Fine Arts – Lebanese University. * Mbarak, Ricardo (2015). « Pour une double définition des relations entre création médiatique et industries culturelles », in ''Al Hikma journal'', 3rd period, Eighth year, Number 14 * Mbarkho, Ricardo, Dussolier, Claudine, Nawar, Abdo (2014). ''Presentation of RAMI Platform in Lebanon'' * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2012). Response to ''With the benefit of hindsight, what role does new media play in artistic practices, activism, and as an agent for social change in the Middle East and North Africa today?''], Ibraaz online forum * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2013). « Trauma Stimulated Art, or the Embodiment of Affect in Lebanon: An Allegory », in Traumatic Affect. Cambridge Scholars Publishers * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2012). « On New Media and Creativity in Lebanon », '' Leonardo (journal), Leonardo, Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology'' (

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), Volume 45, Numéro 2, The MIT Press * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2011). ''On New Media and Creativity in the Lebanese Setting: 2008–2011'', published by The MIT Press in

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(LEA) (

) * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2011). Lecture in « Conferences on the History and the Future of the Internet » – WJ-SPOTS * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2010). « A different kind of media creativity in the Lebanon », in Cultures and Globalization Series 2009 : Cultural Expression, Creativity & Innovation. SAGE Ed. * Mbarkho, Ricardo (2008). ''Introduction to Art and New Media in the Arab States, with a case-study of Lebanon'', in Visual Narratives from Arabia – Online Master Module on Art, Design and Technology. © UNESCO

References

External links

www.ricardombarkho.com, Personal Website of Ricardo Mbarkho
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mbarkho, Ricardo Living people 1974 births University of Balamand faculty Lebanese contemporary artists Post-conceptual artists