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 Thaer Maarouf 

Thaer Maarouf is a Syrian painter, born in 1972 in Shahba, Syria.

 

He holds a Master’s degree in fine arts from the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon.

 

Maarouf’s work has been featured at several collective exhibits in Lebanon, Syria and France, as well as at solo exhibits in Kuwait, Spain and France and he features in the permanent collections of Middle Eastern museums.

 

His work is noted for its use of symbolism to highlight human rights issues in the Middle East, as well as the conditions 

Covered Liberty, Acrylic and banknotes on linen canvas, 180 x 120 cm, 2014

22 Countries, Acrylic and banknotes on linen canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2014

Mama, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 100 cm, 2014

Flying Carpet (BISAT AL RIH), Acrylic and banknotes on linen canvas, 120 x 150 cm, 2014

The Eyes, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2014

Back to school, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2012

Middle Finger, Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 112 cm, 2012

Three Feet, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 225 cm, 2012

Behind the Clouds, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 180 cm, 2012

Time Over, Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 100 cm, 2012

Totem, Mixed media/Digital artwork on canvas, 112 x 150 cm, 2010

Lovers, Oil on canvas, 150 x 121 cm, 2010

Still Standing, Oil on canvas, 150 x 150 cm, 2010

Blue Jasmine, Acrylic on canvas, 130 x 130 cm, 2012

Hope, Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 100 cm, 2012

Borders of the Sun, Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 130 cm, 2010

Arab Winter, Mixed media on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, 2012

Red Mood, Mixed media/Digital artwork on canvas, 150 x 112 cm, 2010

Whispering, Mixed media/Digital artwork on canvas, 112 x 150 cm, 2010

...And the the Light, Mixed media/Digital artwork on canvas, 150 x 112 cm, 2010

Window to the Sky, Mixed media on canvas, 110 x 110 cm, 2012

Syria..., Mixed media on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, 2012

Caravane, Mixed media/Digital artwork on canvas, 150 x 200 cm, 2010

The Living Scarecrow, Mixed media/Digital artwork on canvas, 150 x 112 cm, 2010

Veto, Installation, Acrylics on canvas, glass table, toilet paper, toilets, 200 x 200 cm, 2012

The Third Man, Charcoal, collage on paper, 32,5 x 23,7 cm, 2012

Blue eyes, Charcoal, collage on paper, 32,5 x 23,7 cm, 2012

The Man who could not shout, Charcoal, collage on paper, 32,5 x 23,7 cm, 2012

Kiss to the World, Charcoal, collage on paper, 32,5 x 23,7 cm, 2012

The woman hiding behind her hair, Charcoal, collage on paper, 32,5 x 23,7 cm, 2012

of the displaced populations affected by the regional upheaval in the Levant.

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