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Copyright (c) 2020 by Fayez Barakat. Artwork Copyright by Fayez Barakat. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced without the written permission of Fayez Barakat.
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Fayez Barakat (b.1949), one of the world's most distinguished and prominent collectors of ancient art, was educated in the USA. He is currently the CEO of Barakat Inc. and manages to distribute his time between his galleries in London, LA, Hong Kong, and Seoul, and works on his great passion, painting. Fayez Barakat’s paintings are explosive variations of colours and forms, independent from the conventions of specific cultures, historic periods and trends, charged with a bold energy that openly and without any hesitation embraces and promotes an aesthetic identity through a unique artistic diversity. Being a prolific artist, a vast quantity of his paintings adopts multiple and various techniques rather than sticking to one specific style. his work has the nature of a disciplined practice that drives him as an artist beyond his own limits. Fayez has repeatedly stated that the presence of external forces motivates him to paint and believes that his paintings are created through his immersion in an unconscious ‘space of energy’, and that viewers of his artworks are also influenced, moved, driven and transported by the power of this energy.
A combination of the artist’s experiences in various phases of his life, Fayez’s aesthetic world leads us to a place beyond the orthodox educational and institutional discussions, to a world that can only be reached by virtue of meditating through the body and its senses. Having created a prestigious reputation and dominated the ancient art market with his professional acumen, Fayez Barakat is presently actively captivated by his paintings. We confidently anticipate that his rich oeuvre will expand our sensorial awareness and expose us to new aesthetic levels of consciousness.
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Each of my paintings is a multifaceted mirror to the soul, mind and body. There are also facets to the senses, feelings, and memories, including fantasy and reality. The subject matter of each of the works deals with the conscious and subconscious mind of myself reflected to each viewer’s level of consciousness. The goal of my art is to transcend the viewer’s mental status to self-discovery through contemplation and meditation to achieve the understanding of one’s sanctity and acceptance of a new status of ones connection to the universe with all its splendour. Life is nothing more than a hyphen in time which requires our appreciation through the joy of beauty of the arts. Wishing the viewer a safe journey of discovery of oneself through my art.
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Fayez Barakat Roxbury, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3395)
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Fayez Barakat Overland 33, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3397)
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Fayez Barakat Dublin 66, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3601)
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Fayez Barakat Madison, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3401)
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Fayez Barakat Jerusalem 49, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3544)
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Fayez Barakat Bethlehem 49, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3546)
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Fayez Barakat Jericho 49, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3547)
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Fayez Barakat Denver 24 Q, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3400)
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Fayez Barakat Glasgow 66, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3602)
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Fayez Barakat Cambridge 77, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3604)
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Fayez Barakat Madaba 11, 2010 Oil on Canvas (F.3831)
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Fayez Barakat Manchester 24 C, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3922)
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Fayez Barakat Oxford 48 C, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3923)
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Fayez Barakat Philadelphia 24, 2011 Mixed M on Canvas (F.3942)
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Fayez Barakat Philadelphia 12, 2011 Oil On Canvas (F.3945)
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Fayez Barakat Philadelphia 18, 2011 Oil On Canvas (F.3946)
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Fayez Barakat Dallas 30 Q, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3999)
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Fayez Barakat Mumbai 36, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4812)
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Fayez Barakat Venice 30Q, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4007)
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Fayez Barakat Santa Barbara 44 Q, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4827)
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Fayez Barakat Nazareth 2011, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4884)
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Fayez Barakat Samarkand 36, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4949)
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Fayez Barakat Jericho 36, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4952)
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Fayez Barakat Lima 36, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4960)
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Fayez Barakat Sydney / city, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.5188)
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Fayez Barakat Serenade To Sophia, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.5553)
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Fayez Barakat Florence 55 A, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.7876)
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Fayez Barakat Serenade to Jerusalem 69 Q, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8896)
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Fayez Barakat Serenade to Jafa 69 Q, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8897)
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Fayez Barakat Serenade to Hong Kong 69 Q, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8898)
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Fayez Barakat Abidjan a, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2302)
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Fayez Barakat San Francisco b, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2352)
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Fayez Barakat Akko 33, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2705)
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Fayez Barakat Bethany, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2706)
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Fayez Barakat Hebron 1 a, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2708)
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Fayez Barakat Hebron 2 a, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2709)
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