Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe Vol 2

HOMAGE TO GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

VOLUME TWO

FAYEZ BARAKAT

FAYEZ BARAKAT

HOMAGE TO GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

VOLUME TWO

INTRODUCTION

Fayez Barakat is best known for being one the world’s most important collectors and dealers of ancient art. Filled with pieces from every age and culture, his galleries around the world are precious treasures to behold and admire. They are a unique, timeless gift to this fast-moving contemporary world.

Even though his involvement with art started at an early age in Jerusalem, Fayez Barakat - the artist - is unknown to the world until now. He kept his paintings in secret for many years, only family and a few fellow painters have seen his work. Throughout his entire career, his extensive knowledge and involvement with antiques, art, history and culture has shaped his artistic practice into what we can see, feel and appreciate today.

It’s a privilege to be in the presence of his paintings. They are so powerful that they take the viewer into a journey of observation and meditation beyond imagination. The viewer is transported across a journey of subconscious connection to beauty through Barakat’s powerful textures and vibrant colours. They become the path to conscious emotion through the admiration of abstract art. His work is a connection between his various passions and his inner emotions.

If you ever have the opportunity to meet him, you’ll immediately notice he is a passionate ARTIST who feels deeply for life. He expresses himself with such contagious passion and effervescent spirit. It’s inevitable to not feel the same when you see his paintings as they are a true reflection of his soul. He seeks to share his path of creation and deepest sensations with the world. “I transcend to another dimensionwhenIpaint,andIhopethattheviewertrancestoablissfulstateof mindwhenobservingmypaintings.”

He is an insatiable, even obsessed painter. He works like a sleepwalker throughout the night, painting, being absorbed by his subconscious thoughts and creative process. “Myworksarearesultofdeepmeditationthatsometimestakesmeoutofmy body,exploringdimensions,differenttexturesandcolours.Aliberatingprocess of creation, through reflection, contemplation, love and passion, I approach each painting with the images I foresaw.” Only a true creative spirit can find these extraordinary words to describe what is not easily understood but truly felt: the transformation of his soul into the creation of his art.

It is inevitable to not think of a great creative force when we think of Fayez Barakat - A man who’s been surrounded by inspirational culture and art his entire life. A man who showed passion and talent for painting from a young age, but talents lay dormant as he journeyed across an international frontier with his unprecedented ancient art galleries. Now, all of that energy is coming out through his paintings; they are the creative consequence of a life filled with art in every sense. In a recent interview, he spoke about these inner energies driving him to become the “ medium” for the creation of his paintings. He talked about his feeling of being obsessed, if not “possessed,” by the need to paint every day.

“Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe,” a series of paintings that not only represent Barakat’s teleological journey of creation into his imagination, inner energies and soul, but also an honour to Georgia O’Keeffe’s master work. Opposite from O’Keeffe’s work, Barakat’s paintings are made from his imagination. His inner energy bursts out of him through abstract strokes into the canvas creating captivating paintings. Paintings so powerful they take the viewer into a journey of observation and meditation beyond imagination.

ARTIST STATEMENT

These series of paintings, “Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe,” are part of a wider series of homages to great masters. Creating these homages is particularly important for me because all of us artists are interconnected on a spiritual level. We all grow by taking inspiration from the craftsmanship of other fellow artists. I am but a cell in the body of the universe. Art allows me to break free from the fundamental loneliness of human nature; it leads each of us from being a single cell dispersed in the infinity of the universe to being part of a network of spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and emotional connections which bind all of us on the quantum field level.

Georgia O’Keeffe is one artist whose work I am very fond of. These homages to her, however, are not in any way copies or imitations; rather they bring her artistic mastery to a new plane . Every artist sees the universe in a different way, looking with their physical or spiritual eyes. While Georgia O’Keeffe did most of her beautiful work painting patterns from real life, my paintings are from my imagination. I am using my sense of creation to paint and take the school of art that she started into another dimension.

There are, for example, certain techniques used in the creation of my work that aren’t “standard” for artists – they’re totally different. Through the use of these techniques, the original artistic inspiration of Georgia O’Keeffe comes alive again in a novel way, a way that is uniquely connected to my own artistic understanding. Fayez

HOMAGE TO

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

VOLUME TWO

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe

Acrylic on canvas | 11” x 14” | 28 x 35 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe

Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 12” | 40 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 14” x 14” | 35 x 35 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe

Acrylic on canvas | 18” x 24” | 45 x 60 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 24” x 35” | 60 x 90 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 24” | 40 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 24” | 40 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 24” | 40 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe

Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 24” | 40 x 60 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12”

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 12” | 40 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 16” | 30 x 40 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 18” x 24” | 45 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 18” x 24” | 45 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 18” x 24” | 45 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 18” x 24” | 45 x 60 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 60” x 75” | 150 x 180 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 40” x 40” | 100 x 100 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 14” | 25 x 35 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 30 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

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Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 6” x 6” | 15 x 15 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 24” x 30” | 60 x 76 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 10” | 25 x 25 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 10” | 25 x 25 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 10” | 25 x 25 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 12” | 25 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 12” | 25 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 10” x 12” | 25 x 30 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 12” x 12” | 20 x 20 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 16” x 20” | 40 x 50 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 8” x 8” | 20 x 20 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 8” x 8” | 20 x 20 cm

Homage to Georgia O’Keeffe Acrylic on canvas | 8” x 8” | 20 x 20 cm

CATALOGUE

Edited by: Sofia Baraya

Photography by: Evelina Sarupiciute

Design by: Sofia Baraya

Publication date: 2023

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