Wajih Nahlé Explained

Wajih Nahlé (in Arabic Arabic: وجيه نحلة), (February 1, 1932^[1] – February 21, 2017^[2]), born in Beirut, Lebanon,^{[3] [4] [5]} was a Lebanese postwar and contemporary master painter, calligrapher and sculpture who has created new and original forms of expression, a pioneer in his generation. He studied painting in the workshop of the Lebanese painter Moustafa Farroukh.^[6] Nahlé's work shows an interest for the decorative aspect of calligraphy.^[7]

Career

Wajih Nahle showed his work in more than sixty exhibitions, in Europe as in the arab world, and has received an honorary doctorate from the Lebanese American University in Beirut,^[8] and is member of the French Association of international artists.^[9]

fundador de la "Unión de Artistas Árabes", miembro de la Asociación Internacional de Artistas de Francia

Exhibitions

• Rétrospective 1952/1977 : "lettres rebelles" première exposition à Paris 6-28 octobre, Wally Findlay Galleries, 1977.
• Foire internationale d'art contemporain au Beirut Hall, 1999^[10]
• Galerie l´Olivier, 2001^[11]
• Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes at the OMPI / WIPO 2017^[12]

Bibliography

• Book: Wajih Nahlé: rétrospective 1952–1977: lettres rebelles: |1^re exposition à Paris, 6–28 octobre, Wally Findlay galleries. Wally Findlay galleries. 1977. French.
• Book: The Islamic Art of Wajih Nahle – Retrospective Exhibition 1953–1978. Wally Findlay Galleries.
• Book: Parinaud. André. Rizk. Joseph Abou. Wajih Nahle : Pour Un Nouveau Graphisme Arabe 1952–1977. Contemporary Art of Lebanon. 1978.

External links

• Lynn Teo Simarski, Keepers of Lebanon's Light, 1989, Saudi Aramco World
• Exhibitions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wajih Nahlé. September 3, 2015.
2. Web site: Wajih Nahlé s'est éteint, Agenda Culturel . www.agendaculturel.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170223213649/http://www.agendaculturel.com/News_Wajih+Nahle_s_est_eteint . 2017-02-23.
3. Web site: Wajid Nahlé. Art in Lebanon. August 24, 2011.
4. News: Internationally Acclaimed Artist Wajih Nahle to Present Painting Exhibition During the Arizona Fine Art EXPO Art Walk on Feb. 4.. Business Wire. January 2005. August 24, 2011.
5. Web site: Wajih Nahlé. One Fine Art. August 24, 2011.
6. Book: Société française de promotion artistique. Connaissance des arts. August 24, 2011. July 1977. 17. French.
7. Consultation collective sur les problèmes contemporains des arts arabes dans leurs relations socio-culturelles avec le monde arabe. Unesco. December 1973. August 26, 2011. 8. French.
8. Web site: WAJIH NAHLE. 2020. Jesus & Mary School. Lebanon. 2020-01-26.
9. Web site: Art Wanson Gallery. www.artwansongallery.es. 2020-01-26.
10. Web site: Expositions - Foire internationale d'art contemporain au Beirut Hall, jusqu'au 24 octobre "Artuel 99" : mille oeuvres de 160 artistes - Z. Z.. Z. Z.Z.. 1999-10-20. L'Orient-Le Jour. fr. 2020-01-26.
11. Web site: Une famille d'artistes libanais étonne Genève. 2001-07-21. L'Orient-Le Jour. fr. 2020-01-26.
12. Web site: Exposition d'artistes arabes contemporains à L'OMPI / WIPO Jusqu'au 20/04/2017 (2017-04-05). ICAM. 2017-04-06. Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes (ICAM). en-US. 2020-01-26. January 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126092307/http://www.icamge.ch/event/exposition-dartistes-arabes-contemporains-a-lompi-wipo/. dead.