Wajih Nahlé (in Arabic وجيه نحلة), (February 1, 1932[1] – February 21, 2017[2]), born in Beirut, Lebanon,[3][4][5] 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.[6] Nahlé's work shows an interest for the decorative aspect of calligraphy.[7]
Career
editWajih 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 in Beirut,[8] and is member of the French Association of international artists.[9]
fundador de la "Unión de Artistas Árabes", miembro de la Asociación Internacional de Artistas de Francia
Exhibitions
edit- 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[10]
- Galerie l´Olivier, 2001[11]
- Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes at the OMPI / WIPO 2017[12]
Bibliography
edit- Wajih Nahlé: rétrospective 1952–1977: lettres rebelles: |1re exposition à Paris, 6–28 octobre, Wally Findlay galleries (in French). Wally Findlay galleries. 1977.
- The Islamic Art of Wajih Nahle – Retrospective Exhibition 1953–1978. Wally Findlay Galleries.
- Parinaud, André; Rizk, Joseph Abou (1978). Wajih Nahle : Pour Un Nouveau Graphisme Arabe 1952–1977. Contemporary Art of Lebanon.
References
edit- ^ "Wajih Nahlé". September 3, 2015.
- ^ "Wajih Nahlé s'est éteint, Agenda Culturel". www.agendaculturel.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Wajid Nahlé". Art in Lebanon. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Internationally Acclaimed Artist Wajih Nahle to Present Painting Exhibition During the Arizona Fine Art EXPO Art Walk on Feb. 4". Business Wire. January 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Wajih Nahlé". One Fine Art. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ Société française de promotion artistique (July 1977). Connaissance des arts (in French). p. 17. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Consultation collective sur les problèmes contemporains des arts arabes dans leurs relations socio-culturelles avec le monde arabe" (PDF) (in French). Unesco. December 1973: 8. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "WAJIH NAHLE". Jesus & Mary School. Lebanon. 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Art Wanson Gallery". www.artwansongallery.es. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ Z, Z.Z. (October 20, 1999). "Expositions - Foire internationale d'art contemporain au Beirut Hall, jusqu'au 24 octobre "Artuel 99" : mille oeuvres de 160 artistes - Z. Z." L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "Une famille d'artistes libanais étonne Genève". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). July 21, 2001. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ ICAM (April 6, 2017). "Exposition d'artistes arabes contemporains à L'OMPI / WIPO Jusqu'au 20/04/2017 (2017-04-05)". Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes (ICAM). Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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