Wajih Nahlé (in
Arabic
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), (February 1, 1932 – February 21, 2017), born in
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
, Lebanon, was a Lebanese postwar and contemporary master painter, calligrapher and sculpture who has created new and original forms of expression, a pioneer in his generation. He studied painting in the workshop of the Lebanese painter
Moustafa Farroukh
Moustafa Farroukh (;
1901 – 1957) was one of Lebanon's most prominent painters of the 20th century. During his famed career, Farroukh produced over 2000 paintings most of which were acquired by collectors both in Lebanon and abroad. He also wro ...
.
Nahlé's work shows an interest for the decorative aspect of calligraphy.
Career
Wajih Nahle showed his work in more than sixty exhibitions, in Europe as in the arab world, and has received an honorary doctorate from the
Lebanese American University
The Lebanese American University (LAU; ) is a secular private American university with campuses in Beirut, Byblos, and New York. It is chartered by the board of regents of the University of the State of New York and is recognized by the Lebane ...
in Beirut, and is member of the French Association of international artists.
fundador de la "Unión de Artistas Árabes", miembro de la Asociación Internacional de Artistas de Francia
Exhibitions
* Rétrospective 1952/1977 : "lettres rebelles" première exposition à Paris 6-28 octobre, Wally Findlay Galleries, 1977.
*Foire internationale d'art contemporain au Beirut Hall, 1999
*Galerie l´Olivier, 2001
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Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes
The Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes (Institute for Arab and Mediterranean Cultures (ICAM)) is an association and Geneva cultural center for the promotion of Arab and Mediterranean cultures in Switzerland.
History
Founded in ...
at the OMPI / WIPO 2017
Bibliography
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References
External links
Lynn Teo Simarski, ''Keepers of Lebanon's Light'', 1989, Saudi Aramco WorldExhibitions
Lebanese painters
1932 births
Artists from Beirut
Calligraphers of Arabic script
2017 deaths
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