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Raouf Rifai
Born in Lebanon, 1954, Dr. Raouf Rifai lives and works in Beirut.
He holds a Ph.D, in Urban Planning from the Sorbonne- Paris I , and teaches art at the Lebanese University.
Rifai has taken part in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe; the United States, the Middle East and Japan.
His “Carnival of Darwiches” body of work was also exhibited in Singapore in 2013 and 2015, presented then by Sana Gallery and the NUS Middle East Institute.
Up side down Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 181 x 150 cm, 2013 | Colored Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas and serigraph, 130 x 115 cm, 2013 |
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Black and white Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas and serigraph, 136 x 100 cm , 2013 | Kalachnikov Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 153 x 159 cm, 2013 |
Darwiche in Celebration, Acrylic on canvas, 130 x 160 cm, 2012 | Young Bride, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 |
Jeha Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 | Clown Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 |
Egyptian Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 | Abu Zeid El Hilaly Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 |
Gay Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 | Chair Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas and serigraph, 150 x 112 cm, 2012 |
Chair Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas and serigraph, 150 x 112 cm, 2012 | Chair Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas and serigraph, 150 x 112 cm, 2012 |
Blind Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2011 | Abu Antar Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 |
Memories of Abu el Abed, Acrylic on canvas, 190 x 300 cm, 2011 | Mutant Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas and serigraph, 150 x 150 cm, 2012 |
Asian Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 100 cm, 2011 | Popular Icons II, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2010 |
Blowing Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2012 | Smoking Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2012 |
Smoking Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2012 | Paradise of Darwiches, Acrylic on canvas, 190 x 330 cm, 2012 |
Zen Darwiche, Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 180 cm, 2012 | Darwiches III, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2012 |
Harmony, Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2011 | Popular Icons I, Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 230 cm, 2012 |
Darawiche 1, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 | Darawiche 2, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 |
Darawiche 3, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 | Darawiche 4, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 |
Darawiche 5, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 | Darawiche 6, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 |
Darawiche 7, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 | Darawiche 8, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 |
Darawiche 9, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 | Darawiche 10, Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 cm 2012 |
Raouf Rifai has produced a vibrant, compelling and expressive body of work that is widely collected and successfully auctioned at Christies Dubai.
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