As a Syrian, Kais Salman’s homeland provides him with plenty of inspiration for his paintings. The contemporary art pieces use satire to subvert the normalisation of greed, vanity, and ideological extremism. Salman says each of his series of works has sought to reflect a type of psychological violence that occurs when excess becomes rationalised and accepted by societies. Terrorism, consumerism, cosmetic surgery, and the voyeurism of the digital age have all served as topics of Salman’s carnival-esque compositions.
Born in Tartous, Syria in 1976, Salman now lives and works in Beirut. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus in 2002. His paintings are currently housed in private collections throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
