The Mark Hachem Gallery is proud to present the contemporary artworks of Syrian artist Houmam, in an exhibition entitled From Damascus to Beirut.
Outstanding Syrian artist Houmam’s exquisite works have recently come on the world’s stage at Sotheby’s in Doha and at a successful sale at Christies in Dubai. Houmam takes the human figure to a new level of expression with his playful and childish representations of everyday people set in a specific time and space. The faces are distinctive in their formative build with strong and flexible characters, which are grounded in his sculptural background.
Houmam who has recently moved to Beirut from Damascus is a multi-disciplinary artist working in several media however his beautiful sketches are often the inspiration behind his painting’s and sculpture. The exhibition From Damascus to Beirut is the result of memories recreated such as a road in the old neighborhood or himself with his family, drawn from a memory of them walking down the street.
The exhibition has several reoccurring themes, sketches from the recent uprising- families fleeing or men cowering in the street. Giant ants climb around over his figures, human hands grow in pot plants.