The Artist
Rached
El-Assaad was born in Ivory Coast in 1945, and moved to Lebanon
as a child. He subsequently studied art at the American University
of Beirut. Rached relocated to England, where his career in
the Health Service saw his involvement in hospital art. During
this period he exhibited his own work on a regular basis,
and was also commissioned to produce various artworks for
the Trust headquarters and prestigious private clients.
Rached
paints predominately in acrylic and oil on canvas, producing
both large scale and intimate pieces. His work is varied and
multi-dimensional, his use of colour vibrant and powerful.
He draws his inspiration from his memory of objects, places
and events, in order that the originality of his work is not
influenced by physical limitations.
Although
his work underwent a progression from impressionism to abstract,
his love for the former ensures that from time to time he
revisits the impressionist style in some of his paintings.
True to form his paintings continue to be the product of felt
emotions and prevailing moods, rather than a conscious attempt
at representational art or the execution of preconceived ideas.
His recent
works were produced in both his studios in the Manchester
area and in Mirabel Aux Baronies (a medieval picturesque village
in Provence) resulting in a detectable influence on the finished
work.
Rached
has successfully exhibited in various galleries and venues
in the north west of England, in his home country of Lebanon
and in the south of France where he spends part of the year.
Rached
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