Lebanon in a Picture

Beyrouth dans les pas de Yazan Halwany/ Yazan Halwany’s street art

September 11, 2016 by mylebanon
Beyrouth dans les pas de Yazan Halwany/ Yazan Halwany’s street art Beyrouth dans les pas de Yazan Halwany/ Yazan Halwany’s street art 🇫🇷 Pourquoi ne pas visiter la capitale libanaise autrement? Par exemple en essayant de retrouver toutes les peintures de rue de l’artiste Yazan Halwany? A GemmayzĂ© on peut dĂ©couvrir son fameux portrait de Fayrouz; Ă  Hamra, ce sont les portraits du poète palestinien Mahmoud Darwich et celui de la diva Sabah qui vous Ă©blouiront. A Sodeco ce billet de 100 000 livres qui affiche le Gebran Khalil Gebran vous surprendra (photo). Dans une sociĂ©tĂ© divisĂ©e, l’artiste Yazan cherche Ă  ne peindre que des portraits de figures qui font l’unanimitĂ© dans le coeur des Libanais. Son travail a rĂ©cemment tapĂ© dans l’oeil d’un des plus grands horloger du monde, le suisse Tag Heuer qui a choisi l’artiste libanais pour dessiner l'un des cadrans Ă©lectroniques de sa montre connectĂ©e. Le design a Ă©tĂ© rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© mercredi dernier aux Emirats Arabes Unis ----- 🇺🇸If you’re idle in Beirut one day, why not try and retrace all the street murals of Yazan Halwany? This young graffiti artist is decorating the streets of Beirut with his art, a mix of portraits and abstract formations of Arabic calligraphy. The portrait of Lebanese singer and actress Sabah in Hamra? That’s him. The one of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, in Hamra also? That’s him too. Fairuz surrounded by music notes in Gemmayze? Him. The LBP 100,000 painting with a portrait of author Gebran Khalil Gebran depicted in this picture? Him too, in Sodeco. His work was noticed by luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer, who commissioned him to design a digital face for its Connected watch, which allows the wearer to upload a variety of designs via its touchscreen. The watch was unveiled last Wednesday in the UAE. Sources: L’Orient le Jour/ The National #Liban #Lebanon #Libanais #Lebanese #streetart #grafiti #yazan #tagheuer #proudtobelebanese #lebaneseartists #lebaneseart #streetphotography #graffiti
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