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Chaouki Chamoun is one of the Middle East's most renowned artists. With 319 color plates to illustrate his story, Chamoun leads us through his own artistic journey, showing how the schools of the modern era have informed his technique and imagery, and how he has been motivated and inspired as much by the tiniest details of a pebble as by the political turmoil visited on his homeland.
Born in Lebanon in 1942, Chaouki Chamoun has participated in over fifty group art shows and biennales since 1969. He is the president of the Lebanese Artists Association and has studied at both Syracuse and New York universities.
public and private art collections in various cities throughout the world.
He is the president of the Lebanese Artists Association, as well as a consultant and founding member of the Lebanese Artists Syndicate. He has taught at a number of universities in both the US and Lebanon.
The 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