Global warming Fayez Barakat
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Copyright (c) 2020 by Fayez Barakat. Artwork Copyright by Fayez Barakat. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced without the written permission of Fayez Barakat.
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Fayez Barakat (b.1949), one of the world's most distinguished and prominent collectors of ancient art, was educated in the USA. He is currently the CEO of Barakat Inc. and manages to distribute his time between his galleries in London, LA, Hong Kong, and Seoul, and works on his great passion, painting. Fayez Barakat's paintings are explosive variations of colours and forms, independent from the conventions of specific cultures, historic periods and trends, charged with a bold energy that openly and without any hesitation embraces and promotes an aesthetic identity through a unique artistic diversity. Being a prolific artist, a vast quantity of his paintings adopts multiple and various techniques rather than sticking to one specific style, his work has the nature of a disciplined practice that drives him as an artist beyond his own limits. Fayez has repeatedly stated that the presence of external forces motivates him to paint and believes that his paintings are created through his immersion in an unconscious ‘space of energy’, and that viewers of his artworks are also influenced, moved, driven and transported by the power of this energy. A combination of the artist’s experiences in various phases of his life, through different religions and cultures, Fayez’s aesthetic world leads us to a place beyond the orthodox educational and institutional discussions, to a world that can only be reached by virtue of meditating through the body and its senses. Having created a prestigious reputation and dominated the ancient art market with his professional acumen, Fayez Barakat is presently actively captivated by his paintings. We confidently anticipate that his rich oeuvre will expand our sensorial awareness and expose us to new aesthetic levels of consciousness.
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Global Warming 110, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4081)
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Global Warming 99 Q, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4870)
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Global Warming In Gadara, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2095)
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Global Warming In Dimona, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2090)
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Global Warming In Detroit, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.1990)
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Global Warming 55 K, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3481)
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Global Warming 2029, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4820)
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Global Warming, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.1278)
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Global Warming In Martina, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2078)
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Global Warming In Beirut, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3475)
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Global Warming In Elena, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2089)
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Global Warming 201E, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4442)
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Global Warming In Gadara B, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.2096)
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Global Warming 66 D, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.6705)
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Global Warming In Berlin, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3623)
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Global Warming 33 M, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4641)
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Global Warming 88 F, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.5331)
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Global Warming 101, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4124)
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Global Warming 106 A, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4098)
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Global Warming 2050, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.5051)
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Global Warming In Frankfurt, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas (F.3624)
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Global Warming 114, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.4039)
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Global Warming 32 M, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.6553)
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Global Warming 2029 BB, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.5222)
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Global Warming 50 QA, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.6127)
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Global Warming 42 QA, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8302)
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Global Warming 48 KLO, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.6135)
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Global Warming 44 E, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8317)
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Global Warming 98 FDS, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.7375)
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Global Warming 40 PK, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas (F.7553)
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Global Warming 44 DSA, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8314)
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Global Warming 49 Q, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8356)
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Global Warming 41 QR, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8324)
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Global Warming 69 NBC, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8429)
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Global Warming 42 CX, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8318)
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Global Warming 71 ASD, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8418)
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Global Warming 65, 2012 CE Acrylic on Canvas (F.8349)
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Global Warming 66 Y, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas (F.8385)
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