Faik Al-Aboudi
Faik Al-Aboudi is a French painter of Iraqi descent.
Early life
Born in Baghdad, Faik now lives in Lausanne since 1999. From 1990 he participated in numerous group exhibitions in Iraq, but his first personal exhibition at The Gallery Enae in Baghdad, arrived in 1996.
Since the start of his career Faik demonstrated interest in the history of Iraq, the land of Mesopotamian origin. His paintings reveal cuneiform symbols on the oldest written language. His paintings are in numerous private collections in several states of the world.
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Faik Al-Aboudi has shown interest in the history of Iraq, the country of his Mesopotamian origins. He is fascinated by this civilization which gave rise to the first symbols and written signs to guide our history: this is, of course, cuneiform writing invented in Uruk (“Warka” in Iraq), a graphic system which has long remained unique in the Near-East, from the end of the 2nd millennium to the beginning of our era.
Thus, his paintings display cuneiform symbols relating humanity’s oldest written language; his tablets are subtly engraved with symbols, linking nostalgia for the past with the knowledge of modern times.
They display innovative techniques and characteristics, with the primary beginnings of the writings, which are found in modern art: namely the use of multiple layers of paint, colors on colors, creating a play on colors that give the painting its strength and density, and lastly, a resolutely modern texture.