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"...a pulsating, edge-to-edge image"
- New York Times
Adel Saghir is an internationally recognized artist painter/sculptor whose work has been characterized as "pulsating" and "obsessive" by the New York Times.
Described as "among the best-known Lebanese abstract painters" by author Frieda Howling, Saghir brought his unique and personal style to the United States in 1973. His pieces have been exhibited worldwide in a myriad of respected venues, such as the Paris and Sao Paulo bienales, and can be seen in public locations including the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. and Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia.
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"Adel Saghir covers a canvas with circles and oval shapes, building them up obsessively in stripes of all colors and tones," wrote Vivien Raynor of the New York Times in the art review Juried Show: Best of a Good Lot. "The result is a pulsating, edge-to-edge image."
While Saghir's work has evolved from various contemporary art disciplines into what has been described as "extreme abstractionism," his controlled compositions denote the distinct origin of his Middle Eastern heritage.
Other art critics reveal that, "Saghir's refusal to accept easy apparent interpretations of abstract art, is rather a delving into the genesis and roots of abstracts art itself."
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"Saghir refuses to accept easy interpretation of abstract art, instead delving into the genesis and roots of abstract art itself... in quest of inherent authenticity with which he is establishing his own personal style," wrote Victor Hakim in La Revue du Liban. "Saghir is creating a new branch in international abstract art.
Inquires are welcome at ajsaghir@snet.net.
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Adel's work is publicly exhibited in many well known and respected locations, such as:
World
Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.
12 Place
Vendome,
Paris
Riyadh International
Airport, Saudi Arabia
Sursock
Museum
The
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
The Royal Dining
Room of the Royal Reception Pavilion, King Abdul-Aziz International Airport,
Jeddah Saudi Arabia
The Palace of Sheikh
Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabbah, Kuwait
Union
Bank of Switzerland, Beirut Lebanon
Beirut
International Airport
"an oriental cachet put in a modern context"
- Abstract Painting in Lebanese Art