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Lebanese Artist Paints Melhem Baraket Portrait On 250 LL Coins
After launching his first original portrait series, titled “3am khalle l lira terja3 tehki”, artist and architecture student Ibrahim Sultani has returned with another unique project.
Sultani’s art was first recognized for his distinctive use of money as canvas. Having spent his childhood collecting bills and coins, he decided to put his stacks and stamps to artistic use.
Money Talks.
New currency paintings featuring Gebran Khalil Gebran, Wadih El-Safi, Sabah & Feyrouz. pic.twitter.com/IzceoMBp8g
— Ibrahim (@ibrahimsultani) October 6, 2018
after banknotes paintings, I present to you stamps paintings: Feyrouz’s portrait painted on a 1,000LL stamp. The total size of the stamp is 2x3cm. RTs appreciated! pic.twitter.com/Pqh2pMnv23
— Ibrahim (@ibrahimsultani) October 28, 2018
In an effort to redeem the value of the Lebanese currency, Sultani gave it a face, and a notable one indeed.
“Destruction after all is a form of creation.” – Graham Greene pic.twitter.com/b0KEl1Jn5e
— Ibrahim (@ibrahimsultani) October 21, 2018
With Fairuz on a 1,000 L.L, Melhem Baraket on a 5,000 L.L, and Wadih El Safi on a 10,000 L.L, his creativity does not end here.
In an interview with Annahar back in July, Sultani revealed that he has an idea of “making a huge canvas made of 250 and 500 L.L coins and drawing a huge portrait on it.”
And so he did.
His latest work is a portrait of Melhem Barakat drawn on sixty-eight 250 L.L coins.
after banknotes and stamps, I present to you coins portraits: Melhem Bakarat’s portrait drawn on 68 250LL coins.
RTs appreciated! pic.twitter.com/sxrFlgKyms— Ibrahim (@ibrahimsultani) November 18, 2018
Aside from the positive recognition Sultani has received on social media and from media outlets, his work is also being showcased by the prominent figures he has painted.
I painted Fadi El Khatib again on another 1,000LBP bill then this happened… pic.twitter.com/iZebhZqTQm
— Ibrahim (@ibrahimsultani) November 8, 2018
His portrait of Ziad Rahbani now sits in the musical prodigy’s personal studio.
My painting of Ziad Rahbani is now in his personal studio as spotted in the video below! 🤘🏻 pic.twitter.com/Zp2WO0ZibZ
— Ibrahim (@ibrahimsultani) November 18, 2018
