Darwiche Chamaa
"I portray the richness and beauty of the Lebanese landscape in abstract form, inspired by Modernism, Impressionism, and Cubism. I favor abstraction over realism, as it allows me greater freedom in exploring colors and techniques. I primarily work with oils and occasionally acrylic and soft pastels. I start with a watercolor wash, then build the composition layer by layer, adding thickness and texture with oil paint. My process involves deconstructing the subject into color fields and blocks tied with a web of connecting lines. By simplifying the structure and palette of the landscape, I portray its purest essence."
Darwiche Chamaa
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Biography
Darwiche Chamaa was born in 1981 in Libreville – Gabon and returned to Lebanon in 1991.
He obtained his technical baccalaureate in architectural drawing in 1998, then he continued his studies at the Lebanese University – Institute of Fine Arts where he obtained his higher studies diploma in 2004.
In 2006, he obtained his master’s degree in fine arts from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA).
Chamaa has had more than five solo exhibitions at the French cultural center since 2005 and many other group exhibitions in Lebanon at Solidere Beirut, UNESCO Palace, Lebanese Artists Association, Sursok Museum, Saifi Village Gallery.
He obtained his technical baccalaureate in architectural drawing in 1998, then he continued his studies at the Lebanese University – Institute of Fine Arts where he obtained his higher studies diploma in 2004.
In 2006, he obtained his master’s degree in fine arts from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA).
Chamaa has had more than five solo exhibitions at the French cultural center since 2005 and many other group exhibitions in Lebanon at Solidere Beirut, UNESCO Palace, Lebanese Artists Association, Sursok Museum, Saifi Village Gallery.
Career
2005 – Participation in the world photography festival (France)
2021- A solo exhibition at Al Kahila Gallery (Cairo, Egypt)
2022-A solo exhibition at Galerie Cheriff Tabet (Beirut,Lebanon)
2023- A solo exhibition at Galerie Cheriff Tabet (Beirut,Lebanon)
Some of his artworks are private collection of the French Embassy, Farhat Art Museum and many others.
Since 2010, he has taught fine arts at the Lebanese International University and others.
Darwiche was exhibited in both New York and Miami in 2023.
2021- A solo exhibition at Al Kahila Gallery (Cairo, Egypt)
2022-A solo exhibition at Galerie Cheriff Tabet (Beirut,Lebanon)
2023- A solo exhibition at Galerie Cheriff Tabet (Beirut,Lebanon)
Some of his artworks are private collection of the French Embassy, Farhat Art Museum and many others.
Since 2010, he has taught fine arts at the Lebanese International University and others.
Darwiche was exhibited in both New York and Miami in 2023.