Tree of Life (2007) Painting by Marie-Jose Ged
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Original Artwork
Painting,
Oil
on Canvas
- Dimensions Height 29.5in, Width 2in
- Categories Paintings under $5,000 Expressionism
He is better known for his writing skills and mainly for his book: "The Prophet".
But what few people outside Lebanon know is that he was also a painter and had some amazing drawings I am fascinated with.
This painting was inspired by some of these drawings, but also by the beautiful colours of foliage in Boston during fall.
All the bodies that are creating the trunk of the tree are faceless. There is only one face that is bigger than the rest of the bodies looking straight towards the viewer. The idea is that we need people surrounding us to help us grow and bloom. These (faceless) people become imbedded in us regardless of who they are, a parent, a relative or a friend.
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Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, during the civil war and the most difficult times the country faced, she graduated from "Universite Saint-Joseph", with a masters in Economics, and graduated from "Universite Saint-Esprit Kaslik" with a pre-PhD in Marketing. She continued her studies at the London School of Business, where she received a post-graduate diploma in Marketing. She then travelled around the world, discovering Europe, the United States and Asia. She is currently living in Singapore with her husband and daughter, where she is a lecturer in Economics. She is a self-taught artist whose love and passion for painting led her to push the boundaries of her talent, and share her vision of art.
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Nationality:
LEBANON
- Date of birth : 1979
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Lebanese Contemporary Artists
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