Samir Salameh Palestinian Artist from Safad born in 1944, discover the work of Samir Salameh, Sameer Salameh, Abstract Art Samir Salameh is distinguished from artists from his generation. He is part of the first group of Palestinian artists who witnessed al Nakbah and suffered in its aftermath. Even though his works have always been connected to his childhood which he was forced to leave early, he addressed people in his own pure language. Although he depended on his dreams and vanishing lives as the basis of his work, he did not try to record and follow up on events, knowing that others will and that this is not his mission. Instead, he chose to overcome his personal wounds. He chose to express his grief in a way that does not overload the audience. He is the one who carries others’ burdens without complaint. A sensible artist that is affected by the tragedies of people around him, his main concern is to lift up people’s spirits in real life and through his art. Through his creativity and strong visual culture, he can balance what affects him and what others expect from him.
SAMIR SALAMEH
Samir Salameh was born in Safad, Palestine, in 1944. He enrolled at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Damascus University and completed his studies in 1972 before moving to Beirut, where he joined the Palestine Liberation Organization. Salameh participated in several collective exhibitions in Beirut, as well as numerous group exhibitions in Palestine. He also participated in a series of art exhibitions in Japan, Sweden, Germany, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and several French cities. He established an international exhibition in Beirut under the supervision of Mona Saudi, then moved to Tokyo before returning to Beirut and exhibiting paintings destroyed by warplanes bombed during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June 1982.
Samir Salameh depicts abstract expressionist paintings using bright, luminous colors. Themes of landscapes also can be seen in his work, addressing the struggle of occupation and displacement. His use of glowing colors symbolizes a sign of hope for the Palestinian cause.
His artworks can be found in the collections of the British Museum (London, UK), Jordan National Museum (Amman, Jordan), National Museum of Sharjah (Sharjah, UAE), Potsdam Museum (Potsdam, Germany), Museum of Modern Art (Tunis, Tunisia), Metropolitan Museum (Tokyo, Japan) Opera House (Sydney, Australia) among others. Salameh passed away in France in 2018.