IHAB AHMAD CHILDHOOD MEMORIES - on view from September 29 until October 27LA CANTINE DU FAUBOURG Jumeirah Emirates Towers Dubai
Born in Beirut in 1983, Ihab Ahmad graduated in Visual Communication Art from the Lebanese University. He also took part in several workshops in silkscreen printing, painting, and drawing.
In 2016 he founded "Beirut Art Studio,” a space dedicated to teaching art to children and adults.Ihab's work is diverse. In addition to acrylic and collage on canvas, he creates metal and wood sculptures with a contemporary flair. Ihab developed a symbiotic relationship with his intriguing natural symbols such as fish, eyes, trees, and man-made symbols like patterns and geometric forms, all of which emerged as an intense and bright abstraction. This connection is entrenched in his determination to defy his childhood memories of war. His joyful art and affinity with color became a refuge and a powerful message of optimism. Every work has the potential to reveal the artist’s psyche and ultimately transcend it. The symbols elaborated on his canvas trigger the imagination of the viewer, a dialogue with the surreal, and an open-ended horizon of contemplation and decoding.
A word from Ihab
“Through my art, I imagine, I express, vokeevoke feelings. This exhibition talks about an imaginative version of my childhood memories that I didn’t live as a child who grew up during the Lebanese civil war. I'm bringing a cheerful, childish, colorful version I always wish to have. It's a dreamy world that doesn’t exist except in my imagination, and I invite the viewers to come to join this experience through my paintings. This world was translated in my art by utilizing different essential elements from nature, like a bird, flower, or fish, bringing them together harmoniously to make a magical moment, a moment of extreme happiness, peace, and joy.”
World dance Acrylic on canvas, 2022 100x100cm, AED19,460 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
Playtime Acrylic on canvas, 2022 120x150cm, AED 25,340 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
After the storm Acrylic on canvas, 2022 185x235cm, AED 72,670 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
Ice age Acrylic on canvas, 2022 100x100cm, AED 19,460 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
Inside the ocean Acrylic on canvas, 2021 D145cm, AED 40,745 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
Standing in motion Acrylic on wooden panel, 2022 D120cm, AED 35,975 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
Catching the stars Acrylic on canvas, 2021 150x224cm, AED 65,340 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
Desire Acrylic on canvas, 2022 100x100cm, AED 19,460 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
La vie en rose Acrylic on canvas, 2022 140x140cm, AED 38,175 All prices are in AED, subject to 5% VAT
LA CANTINE DU FAUBOURG
Parisian Restaurant and Social
La Cantine du Faubourg opened its doors more than two decades ago, doing its “little turn on the catwalk” of Paris’ top fashion avenue, at n°105 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. What was previously a site for a bank quickly bloomed into one of the City of Lights’ most coveted addresses for a hip lunch, after-work drinks, dining & entertainment.
There are many reasons for our success.
First and foremost, la Cantine du Faubourg’s creators, Pierre Pirajean and Helena Paraboschi are artists and sculptors: “ La Cantine du Faubourg is more than a restaurant, it’s an artistic rendez-vous, a lifestylestatement. ”
The concept relies on five key principles: sound, music, image, art and food.
A hybrid gateway for celebrities & people from around the world, in search of their private playground & a multi-sensory experience.
Ihab Ahmad @ La Cantine Du Faubourg 105 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, 1st Floor Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE +971 4 3527 105
