angels

My art is a reflection of what lies beneath… a
description of reality, illustrated in my own words, through the language of
the ancients. From the early days of my childhood, I lived in a world of my
own. The statement is not a cliché as much as it’s about the most accurate
description I can explain my views through. At points, I used to believe that I
am not from this Earth and that I belong to the moon, swimming, like a mermaid,
side by side the Loch Ness monster. I was always under the impression that monsters
are following me. When I grew up and it was time for me to exit my childhood
cocoon, I found myself metamorphosing, within another cocoon, into a butterfly,
and that is when I entered the School of Fine Arts. It was probably then that I
have felt, for the first time, that I am safe from this world’s ogres. It is
only then that I realised that the secret gate to the outside world exists, and
it actually had a key: the key of Art.

As is the case with many artists, I was
fascinated by the greats before me, and as I acquired a better understanding of
the visual realm, my fascination developed into a mature appreciation of
self-knowledge. I am a person who believes in constant development; I look at
myself now and I see that there is a vast space for me to still develop and
explore the several virgin paths within me.

Born in 1980 in Lebanon, I graduated from
the Lebanese University of Fine Arts at the age of 23. Upon graduation, I moved
to the United Arab Emirates where I entered the world of advertising with a
leading advertising agency called Team Young & Rubicam. Spending almost
three years with the agency, I was introduced to various visual approaches from
photomontage and layout design to digital illustration, which is my most recent
station. My affinity for digital illustration fostered, as it was, a bridge
between my fine art passion and digital interest.

Till now I am still working in advertising
industry, and still discovering the secret of the visual encoding.