André Assad Arabis

ANDRÉ ASSAD ARABIS (Damascus, 1941).
Untitled, 1991, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial".
Lithograph on 270 grams Vélin d'Arches paper, copy 69/250.
Signed and justified by hand.
Measurements: 63 x 90 cm.
The Olympic Suite is composed of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. It was published to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism. The chosen artists work in very diverse movements and styles, from the hyperrealism of Antonio Lopez to the abstraction of Sol Lewitt, through abstract expressionism, the geometrism of Arden Quin, conceptual art, pop art, the new realism of Baldaccini and Rotella, or the new fauvism of Dokoupil, among others. Among the artists represented there are creators of great international renown, widely recognized by critics.
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.