08 December 2022 - 10 January 2023

LOVE FROM LEBANON

by Charles Khoury

10 % of all proceeds will be donated to Live2share

A charitable, non profit, non governmental and non political organisation helping people in need in Lebanon

Following the success of last year’s “Identity” show, “Love from Lebanon” is a body of new and old works on jute by the Lebanese artist Charles Khoury. Fantastic works on paper from the 90s - that were never exhibited before - are also on view in this solo show.

Not a place, not a time, and not a moment, but a concept of a language made up of complex compositions of colors in conversations with lines, creating familiar members of the animal kingdom and, occasionally, the bust of a human. This is the visually provoking state of mind and feelings where Khoury invites his spectators to enter. It is not random, but it is not governed by any rules, it is simply the translation of the artist’s being after years of developed work in colors, lines, and shapes.

Khoury has thrived using several surfaces, starting with wood and moving on to jute. His works on jute is a testament to the artist’s technical skill in applying layers of paint on a rarely tamed surface which evokes the texture of tapestries.

Today, Khoury is working canvas, which makes the selection of pieces on Jute increasingly special.

Amidst the complimentary hues of striking geometry, there lives the story of an artist pushing to reach the wholly depiction of his most authentic aesthetic. An aesthetic based on an identity that is his own, but that is relatable to any who have lived the wonders of his city, Beirut.

-Mira T. El Khalil