As part of the "From Beirut Art + Design scene" sale, PIASA presents on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 6 pm several emblematic artists of the Lebanese contemporary creation, among which Samir Sayegh.
Considered as one of the most avant-garde Arab master calligraphers, Samir Sayegh was born in Lebanon in 1945. Cross-disciplinary artist, he is a master calligrapher, an art critic, a historian, a poet, a writer and a researcher in Beirut, all at the same time.
Through his work, Sayegh seeks to combine his research on traditional calligraphy with his interest in contemporary design. Liberating letters and words from language and meaning, the Lebanese artist focuses instead on the aesthetic properties of writing.
Using only the formal elements of line and space, he experiments with "the geometric, structural and abstract potentialities of traditional calligraphy", transforming Arabic letters into dynamic geometric composition, often covering the entire surface of his canvases.
Samir Sayegh (born 1945)
Hawa, 2018
Estimate : 15000 / 20000 €
Pioneer of Arab modernity, Samir Sayegh unites two artistic traditions and makes his works unique contributions to the history of modernism.
Sayegh is also a prolific writer, he has published numerous articles and essays on art and aesthetics, as well as several collections of poetry. From 2003 to 2007, he was a lecturer in the Department of Architecture and Graphic Design at the American University of Beirut, where he continues to live and work.
Samir Sayegh (born 1945)
Hob, 2019
Estimate : 15000 / 20000 €
The artist has exhibited throughout the Arab world as well as in Europe, and has created works for buildings and mosques. He was honoured for his body of work at the 10th Sharjah Biennale in 2011.
