From February 2 to March 25, Ayyam Gallery Beirut will proudly present the solo exhibition of Omran Younes. Featuring a new body of the artist’s work, the show will highlight the continual progression of one of Syria’s most exciting painters.
As a member of a generation of artists that emerged from the influential school of Syrian modernism, Younes has sought to further contemporary aesthetics while building on the practices of his predecessors. This has often meant the capturing of the world around him with bold social commentary and an acute sense of observation through new varieties of painting. He frequently works within a specific theme, with each series dedicated to particular experiments in subject matter and technique.
His latest canvases, which will be debuted by Ayyam, are a departure from his previous, well-known collection of paintings that revolved around scenes of the theatre. Bringing the bravado of the stage to compositions that are invigorated by flat color fields, fluid lines and enigmatic characters, the Theatre series contains striking imagery—one that challenged our understanding of social norms, namely the duality (or masks) found in our daily interactions.