Apocalypse Series (Kanso)
The Apocalypse Series encompasses 125 works consisting of 75 paintings and 50 drawings created between 1982 and 1984 by Nabil Kanso.[1] The subjects of the works in the series are based on the
Painter
Apocalyptic Painter, Nabil Kanso was born in Lebanon. In recent years, the city was in a civil war that led to destruction and human suffering, however he had fond memories of his childhood. In the other hand, in 1958, during the civil war schools were forced to shut down. There wasn't much to do’ Kanso occupied his time making sketches that captured his interest. Kanso's first contact with art was images of angels painted in high ceilings, Mexican art works and other artists from East and West. While witnessing a shooting, is when Kanso had desire to move to America. After five years he moved to New York and enrolled himself in NYU to study Arts and Philosophy. In 1971, Kanso had his first solo in 76th Street Gallery. In spite of this many years later his apocalyptic series of paintings would end up in storage.
References
- ^ Kanso, Nabil. Apocalypse
- El Nacional, pp.2-3, April 26, 1987, Caracas, online [1]
- ^ Erminy, The Apocalyptic Paintings, pp.2-3
- ^ Nabil Kanso
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