Description
Book SynopsisGoing beyond a record of his life and art, renowned Chamoun delves into what drives an artist to create. A lavish production featuring 322 colour illustrations of the work of this remarkable artist and teacher.
Trade Review'The Art and Life of Chaouki Chamoun is an engaging and beautifully produced book, likely to appeal to anyone seeking to know more about an artist whose production spans six decades and shows no signs of slowing down.' Daily Star, Lebanon
Table of ContentsThe Beginning and Years of Self-Discovery 11 A Twist of Fate 23 Hopes and Setbacks 27 A Dream Come True! 33 The Cradle of my Art 37 In the United States 51 Years of Agony 83 A New Beginning: A New Direction 89 Between Lebanon and the States 107 A Landscape Prelude 121 Back in the States with My Family 127 Shuttling Again Between New York and Adonis 145 Mostly Black 177 Nature Revisited 199 Domestic Inspirations 203 A 2000 Anniversary Homage 209 Cana: A Painful Inspiration 213 The Big Fall 223 A New Journey 231 The Desert Experience 263 Freer at Seventy 289 Biography 317
