Lebanese-American semi-abstract figurative expressionist contemporary painter, Missak Terzian, was born in Beirut in1949 to Armenian Genocide survivors. He studied at Ecole d’Art Guvder in 1968-1969 and graduated from London College of Printing in 1971. He held his first major art exhibition in 1984, and has since participated in 133 exhibitions worldwide.
His paintings are part of many collections in Europe, United States, the Middle East, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and the Republic of China; namely the Saudi Royal family and prominent Lebanese political figures. His works are on permanent display throughout Lebanon, at the headquarters of Banque du Liban, the Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia Museum, Haigazian University, the Bank Audi Head Office, the Sursock Museum, the Museum of Bzommar, and at the Bank of Sharjah Head Office.
With an innate and primal impulse to create, figurative artist Missak Terzian is in a timeless search for existentialism, and is eager to record time and occurrences. “For me, painting is a visual testament of the mind, body and spirit. Distortion and exaggeration trigger a continuous search into an unknown semi-abstraction,” Missak explains.
He further declares his philosophy as resting on life, happiness, and the imparting of joy in his works, while emphasizing his predilection for “the couple” as his central theme, from representing reproduction and continuity—life, in essence.
Missak Terzian is presenting his exhibition “Informal Paintings” at Galerie Cheriff Tabet from March 19 to April 11, 2019.
The inauguration will take place on March 19, 2019, from 6pm to 10pm.
About Cheriff Tabet Gallery
An art lover and a passionate collector, Cheriff Tabet decided to devote his time for sharing his passion for modern art.
After a career spent in communication, travelling the whole world, he has now established an art gallery in Beirut which will be exhibiting artists from different countries.
Located in D Beirut, a venue dedicated to design, it is the ideal place to exhibit modern contemporary artworks.
Since its opening in November 2017, the gallery has held 9 exhibitions, and is planning for more in 2019.
The exhibition “L’Artiste en Elle” held end November 2018 was the first of its kind in Lebanon as it showcased 7 non-professional women, who paint for their own pleasure.
The aim was to encourage them to reveal their talents but also attract other silent artists to show their work.
The gallery will host similar activities in 2019.
2019 will see more exhibitions by Lebanese artists, and the opening of a new space which will be dedicated to all kinds of art and cultural events.
For more information, please visit: www.galeriecherifftabet.com