Illusion Volume 1 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 adopt 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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Illusion 1, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm (FZP.20830)
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Illusion 2, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm (FZP.20831)
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Illusion 3, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm (FZP.20832)
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Illusion 4, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm (FZP.20833)
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Illusion 5, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm (FZP.20834)
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Illusion 6, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20835)
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Illusion 7, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20836)
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Illusion 8, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20837)
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Illusion 9, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20838)
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Illusion 10, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20839)
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Illusion 11, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20840)
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Illusion 12, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 240 x 180 cm (FZP.20841)
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Illusion 13, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20842)
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Illusion 14, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20843)
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Illusion 15, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20844)
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Illusion 16, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20845)
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Illusion 17, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20846)
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Illusion 18, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20847)
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Illusion 19, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 120 cm (FZP.20848)
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Illusion 24, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 140.2 x 140.2 cm (FZP.20853)
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Illusion 20, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20849)
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Illusion 21, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20850)
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Illusion 22, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20851)
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Illusion 23, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20852)
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Illusion 25, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20854)
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Illusion 26, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20855)
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Illusion 27, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20856)
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Illusion 28, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20857)
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Illusion 29, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas
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Illusion 30, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20859)
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Illusion 31, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20860)
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Illusion 32, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 180 x 150 cm (FZP.20861)
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Red Illusion 2, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 60 cm (F.0117)
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Red Illusion, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 60 cm (F.0117)
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Red Illusion 1, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 60 cm (F.0118)
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Red Illusion 3, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 60 cm (F.0119)
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Red Illusion 4, 2010 Acrylic on Canvas 76 x 60 cm (F.0120)
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Turquoise Illusion 42, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 80 cm (F.4595)
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Yellow Illusion 39, 2011 Oil on Canvas 100 x 80 cm (F.4597)
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