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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

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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