André Assad Arabis

ANDRÉ ASSAD ARABIS (Damascus, 1941).
Untitled. From the series "Olympic Suite", 1991.
Lithograph on Vélin d'Arches paper, 270 grams, copy 110/250.
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil.
This work is part of the "Suite Olympic Centennial", complete edition 110/250, which will be auctioned on 27 September 2022, in 50 consecutive lots numbered 35245230 to 35245280.
Measurements: 60 x 90 cm.
The Olympic Suite is made up of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. It was published to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism.
André Arabis trained at the art college in Damascus, graduating in 1966. He later completed his training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he graduated in 1982. In 1987 he received his doctorate for his research on comparative aesthetics between Islamic art and kinetic/Op-Art. His plastic work has always been abstract, based on geometry.