Elias Dib
Born in 1945, Elias Dib (Arabic: إلياس ديب) was a Franco-Lebanese intellectual, writer and visual artist.[1]
Education
[edit]Elias Dib received his D.E.A. in plastic arts, and a Doctorate in Sciences of Art, from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. [2] [3] Thesis entitled "Le visuel paradoxal à l'épreuve du jeu d'échecs".
Career
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Elias lived between France and Lebanon. He was an avid force in Lebanon's cultural scene. His significant solo exhibitions were held in Beirut, Paris, and Geneva, and he has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Lebanon and France.
At the Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts and Architecture, Dr Dib taught live model, mythology, art history, art criticism, arts and applied theories.
He was the President of the Association of Lebanese Artists for Painting and Sculpture from 2013 till 2015.
Works
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Elias Dib is the author of "The Magic Tool: Readings in Gibran's Hand". In which he examines a painting by Gibran Khalil Gibran. The book was published in Arabic and French.
His last book "The Echo Mill" is a collection of poems, and his workshop was severely damaged during the Beirut port blast in 2020.
References
[edit]- ↑ "التشكيلي الياس ديب أيضاً رحل عن هذه الدنيا". نداء الوطن. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ Dib, Elias (2003-01-01). Le visuel paradoxal à l'aura du jeu d'échec (These de doctorat thesis). Paris 1.
- ↑ العرب, Al Arab. "إلياس ديب عقل ساحر ويد مهندس | فاروق يوسف". صحيفة العرب (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.