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2008 & 2009 Articles
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Renowned Lebanese painter
Fouad Tomb will held an exhibit of oil paintings entitled Oriental Nostalgia on
January 2009. This show was his first in the United States Oriental Nostalgia
is a collection of 29 oil paintings that illustrate middle-eastern portraits and
sceneries. “After immigrating to Canada in 1990, I quickly developed nostalgia
for the orient, I believe many of those who leave their homeland share the same
feeling” said Fouad Tomb. “The warm colors and hospitable expressions I used in
the paintings of Oriental Nostalgia were used to represent the melancholy I felt
for Lebanon.” Rembrandt, Monet and Cezanne influenced the artist, who describes
his style as new realism mixed with impressionism and believes that freedom and
authenticity are the keys to impactful art.
About the artist
Born in 1951, the artist Fouad Tomb, was raised in an artistic atmosphere since his childhood. He used to accompany his father, the celebrated painter Maroun Tomb, to the heart of the gorgeous Lebanese nature where he painted his most charming landscapes. Growing up in this atmosphere led Fouad to later study at UQAM University and other specialized academies in Montreal and Los Angeles where he learned great master’s techniques.
In 1994, after 20 years
abroad, Fouad returned to Lebanon
to open a fine art school and join the artistic renaissance in the Arab world.
That same year, a first branch is inaugurated in Kfarhbab under the name of
“Arts & Renaissance” and is followed in 1998 by a second one in Sin El-Fil. The
two art schools have taught over 2000 students of all ages of which many are now
artists that exhibit in solo. Over the years, Fouad Tomb participated in group
art shows and exhibited in more than 20 shows in Canada, France, Lebanon, Qatar
and the UAE. He was awarded many recognition and valuable prizes in the Middle
East including the title of one of the hundred Lebanese personalities in 2006 in
the famous yearly book “Pioneers from Lebanon”.
His work can be seen on his website
www.fouadtomb.com.
For more information please contact
info@arts-renaissance.com