Artist
Johnny Semaan
Title
Falling (From the Escape Series)
Year
2019
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
140 × 180 × 3 cm
Courtesy
Acquired from Gallery Art on 56th Beirut.

Falling (From the Escape Series), 2019

● Artist

Johnny Semaan

In his work, Semaan conveys narratives through figural posturing and symbolism rather than direct facial expressions, making references to love, absence, grief and even politics. Similar to a theatrical stage, the carefully coloured backgrounds in Johnny Semaan’s paintings support the characters that evolve on them, giving them a set and props to use as a foundation for their performance. He uses colour to express meaning and also as an emotional layer, which he emphatically declares as: “Colour remains my third lung, the one that saves me and keeps me alive. ʺ

● Patron

MAKKI Collection

MAKKI Collection is a range of modern and contemporary artworks of artists from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Iraq.