Beirut, with its blue sky, its Sea Pavement and the tales of its people, is the theme of the collection of vivid paintings that reflect the daily life of a lively city in the Daad Abi Saab’s “Tales and Heritage” exhibition hosted at Beirut Arab University on Thursday the 14th of March, 2012 at al Moltaqa Forum at Beirut Site. The paintings represent a profusion of colors that herald spring, and are rich in the aesthetics of Beirut, redolent with the nostalgia and heritage of the city overlooking the wide blue sea and horizon.
The paintings represent a Beirut City day on the Sea Pavement of Ein El Mreisseh, from sun-rise to sun-set, cast in a creative combination of expressionist, abstract and realist art. The paintings thus are a translation of the diversity that distinguishes Beirut, while focusing in depth on the human element.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Amr Galal El Adawi, President of BAU, Prof. Dr. Hanafy Holail, BAU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mr. Issam Houri, BAU Secretary General, in addition to the Deans, staff-members, BAU directors and Mrs. Zina Ariss, Director of Public Relations Administration, as well as a large crowd of artists and art-lovers.
After the Lebanese and the BAU anthems were played, Prof. Dr. Amr El Adawi, President of BAU, gave a speech, praising the vivid colors in Daad Abi Saab’s paintings, indicating the importance of carefully reflecting on and enjoying these colors in the light of the current tense circumstances facing the society.
In her turn, Daad Abi Saab thanked the university for hosting the exhibition that aims at bringing the heritage and identity of Beirut into the limelight. These are seen as indicators of the demographic, urban and social diversity of Beirut in a way that translates the cosmopolitan diversity of the capital.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the attendees visited the exhibition, viewing the paintings of Daad Abi Saab who explained the artistic aspects of each painting.
The exhibition is open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, until 21st March 2013 at El Moltaqa, Beirut Site.
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