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 can
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