Adib Haddad

Adib Haddad from Beirut, Lebanon is an artist who expresses himself in a primitivist style. The forms, which may be human or belong to a naturalistic strand, are simple, possessing only the main characteristics. Haddad therefore communicates in a direct, pure manner, and for this reason his creatures are rough, his technique is developed on a mode of aesthetic idealisation that emulates or aspires to recreate a 'primitive' experience. The artist describes Art in Heaven with these words "Amen.... No matter the beliefs, only 1 rule applies: be a good human'. One aspect that strongly characterises Haddad's art, his signature, is the strong spiritual component. His art is sincere and aims to convey positive messages, of hope, of goodness of spirit: we can therefore say that Adib's art is salvific and stimulates positive human emotions. And what is the utility of art if not that of trying to improve the human being? Our artist's aim is the noblest of all, it is a mission and it is to elevate the human soul. And he does this in an essential, simple way, through synthetic forms and the choice of a black and white palette. Adib knows how to be positive in some respects and reflective in others, bringing freshness and joie de vivre but also depth, profundity. Two examples are In Trans which he describes in this way "Dancing, like no one is watching..." and Dancing Sun which, through the selection of the subject and the movement created emphasises the artist's reflection on the cyclical nature of life.

Art Curator Mara Cipriano