The History of a Period

The Bridge (130 x 182 cm - 1989)

This is a bridge that unites one bank to another, that unites heaven to earth. The composition is built round a circular form turning in space, a galaxy where every being is a star, and where every presence is something necessary. A great multitude manifesting on this bridge of patriotism give voice to a national cry.

It is a bridge of sacrifice where scores of Martyrs fell for Lebanon and a national feast, and a play of lines lifts us up to celestial heights where a whirlwind sun radiates its luminous spirit. A human and poetic content reaches its paroxysm. The father carrying his suffering child and the mother bent under her dear children express succor and devotion.

The sky is flaming and warm, and a way is traced in perspective leading to infinity and eternity. Banners wave on every side, while the material is generous and rich and flows in oranges, reds and blues. The canvas is large and demands great concentration, after which we are absorbed and dissolved in its universe.

Behold the Man! (73 x 61 cm - 1994)

This is a homage to the Lebanese hero Youssef Bey Karam, a work executed to serve as an illustration for the cover of a book. In the middle of it there is a turning circle in the wake of which are shining suns, while a little to the right of the center Youssef Karam is shown on his steed. All this is happening in the cosmos, the work having no bounds or frontiers. In the foreground a battle is raging, so one sees horses, clashing swords, and warriors with their standards. All is violent movement below, while the sky if filled with human beings, the noble souls in Paradise, with bright touches giving force to the conception and the expression.

A human trail of bluish smoke rises up to Paradise.

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