Mazen Rifai
ما المجد الا السيف
2006
Collage and watercolor on paper
45 x 37 cm
The abstract work of Mazen Rifai is characterized by transparency and luminosity while capturing an interpretation of emotions. Instead of drawing the landscapes or representations of objects and places, Rifai paints sensations and memories associated with the subject.
The title is a phrase taken from a famous poem by the 10th Century writer Al-Mutanabbi. The entirety of the sentence is translated as “Don’t think for a moment that glory is in a wine skin or a songstress, for glory resides in the sword and the decisive blow.’
Lebanese painter Mazen Rifai (1957) has a degree in Fine Arts from Macerata, Italy and taught at the Lebanese University. Since 1974, he has solo exhibitions at Galerie Rochane, Galerie Aida Cherfan, Gallery 6, Agial Gallery, Galerie 34 Bonaparte and Galerie Alex Menem.
