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Hussein Madi
Hussein Madi
حسين ماضي
Born	1938; Shebaa, Lebanon
Died	17 January 2024 (aged 85)
Alma mater	Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation(s)	Painter, sculptor, printmaker

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Hussein Madi (Arabic: حسين ماضي; 1938 – 17 January 2024) was a Lebanese painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He studied painting, sculpture, and printing at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts in Beirut and the Academia di Belle Arti in Rome. Between 1973 and 1986, he lived and conducted advanced research on Arabic cultural heritage in both cities. Upon returning to Lebanon in 1986, he taught sculpture and engraving at the Institute of Fine Arts, Lebanese University, and previously from 1958 to 1962 at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts.

Madi's artworks are housed in private and public collections worldwide, including the British Museum, Institut du Monde Arabe, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar, Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Museum, The Sursock Museum, MACAM (Modern and Contemporary Art Museum), and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts.

He presented his work at the Venice Biennale in 2003 and received the Order of the Star from the Italian Government that same year for outstanding contributions to the country.

Life and work

Born in 1938 in Shebaa, South Lebanon, Madi would outline the silhouette of a woman across the entire canvas using quick strokes of his large brush. His paintings frequently explore the interplay between straight and curved lines, reflecting his cultural heritage through the features of Oriental figures.

In his artworks, Madi captures two distinct expressions: one static, symbolizing permanence in the face of transience and reflecting the deep Oriental faith in immortality and eternal rest; the other a facial expression of cruel irony, akin to a mask in Greek tragedy, or conveying suffering through stiff posture, akin to a dreadful cry, resonating with the roar of an Assyrian lioness dragging along her crushed pride.

Italian critic Joseph Silvaggi, in his writings about Madi, describes his drawings as filled with symbols and rich in artistic conventions presented in simplified forms—a kind of enchanted script and summary of figurative art in the modern era.

Hussein Madi passed away on January 17, 2024, at the age of 85.^[1]

Awards

Throughout his lifetime, Madi garnered several prestigious awards: the Sursock Museum 5th Salon Prize for Painting (1965–66), the 8th Salon Prize for Sculpture presented by the Italian Cultural Centre in 1968/69, and the First Prize for Engraving at Citta di Lecce, Italy (1974). Additionally, he served as President of the Association of Lebanese Artists in 1982 and 1992.

Publications

Unexpected Trove | The Unseen Works of Hussein Madi | Rome 1964-1970 (Dongola, 2019)
A Boundless Life (Antoine, 2012)
The Art of Madi (Saqi Books, 2005)
Hussein Madi (Galleria d'Arte Cavour, 1972) (Italian)

References

^ "بيكاسو الشرق" حسين ماضي يودّع الحياة… أعماله خالدة الى الأبد (فيديو) (in Arabic)

External links

[1] "بيكاسو الشرق" حسين ماضي يودّع الحياة… أعماله خالدة الى الأبد (فيديو) (in Arabic)

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-'''Hussein Madi''' (born 1938) is a [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] painter, sculptor and printmaker. He studied painting, sculpture and printing in [[Beirut]] (at the [[Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts]]) and [[Rome]] (at the [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma|Academia di Belle Arti]]). He lived between these two cities between 1973 and 1986. In Rome, he did advanced research on Arabic cultural heritage and on [[Egypt]]. He went back to Lebanon in 1986 where he taught sculpture and engraving at the Institute of Fine Arts, Lebanese University and from 1958 to 1962, at the [[Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts]]. He has been exhibiting in Europe since 1965. His art has been showcased at the British Museum, the Venice Biennale and Tokyo's Ueno Museum.
+{{Infobox person
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+| birth_place        = [[Shebaa]], [[Greater Lebanon|Lebanon]]
+| death_date         = {{death date and given age|2024|1|17|85|df=y}}
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+'''Hussein Madi''' ({{langx|ar|حسين ماضي}}; 1938 – 17 January 2024) was a Lebanese painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He studied painting, sculpture, and printing at the [[Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts]] in [[Beirut]] and the [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma|Academia di Belle Arti]] in [[Rome]]. Between 1973 and 1986, he lived and conducted advanced research on Arabic cultural heritage in both cities. Upon returning to Lebanon in 1986, he taught sculpture and engraving at the Institute of Fine Arts, Lebanese University, and previously from 1958 to 1962 at the [[Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts]].
+Madi's artworks are housed in private and public collections worldwide, including the [[British Museum]], [[Institut du Monde Arabe]], [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (LACMA), [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts Boston]], [[Detroit Institute of Arts]] (DIA), The Block Museum of Art at [[Northwestern University]], [[Bowdoin College Museum of Art]], [[Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art|MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art]] in Doha, Qatar, [[Barjeel Art Foundation]], [[Sharjah Art Museum]], The [[Sursock Museum]], [[Modern and Contemporary Art Museum|MACAM]] (Modern and Contemporary Art Museum), and the [[Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts]].
+He presented his work at the [[Venice Biennale]] in 2003 and received the Order of the Star from the Italian Government that same year for outstanding contributions to the country.
 ==Life and work==
+Born in 1938 in [[Shebaa]], South Lebanon, Madi would outline the silhouette of a woman across the entire canvas using quick strokes of his large brush. His paintings frequently explore the interplay between straight and curved lines, reflecting his cultural heritage through the features of Oriental figures.
-[[File:Brown Bird, Hussein Madi.jpg|thumb|Hussein Madi, Brown Bird, 22×23 cm, 2014]]
-Born in 1938 in Chebaa, South Lebanon, [[Lebanon]], Madi's body of works is often said to relate to modern European artists like [[Matisse]] and [[Picasso]] as well as the abstract designs of Islamic art. Madi outlines a silhouette of woman on the entire surface of the canvas with quick strokes of his large brush. His paintings are often based on interplays between straight and curved lines. The features of his characters are those of the Oriental man clearly showing his cultural heritage. In their attitudes, two expressions are found: a static one which shows permanence in the face of the transitory, and the deep Oriental faith in immortality and eternal rest, and also a facial expression of cruel irony, playing the part of the mask in the Greek tragedy or an expression of suffering through stiff posture, like the loud outburst of a horrible cry, the terrible roar of the Assyrian lioness dragging along her crushed rump. This rending roar personifies the cry of Humanity. The Italian critic Joseph Silvaggi writes about Madi: "His drawings are filled with symbols and rich with artistic conventions in simplified forms; they are an enchanted script, a résumé of figurative art, the art of modern man."
+In his artworks, Madi captures two distinct expressions: one static, symbolizing permanence in the face of transience and reflecting the deep Oriental faith in immortality and eternal rest; the other a facial expression of cruel irony, akin to a mask in [[Greek tragedy]], or conveying suffering through stiff posture, akin to a dreadful cry, resonating with the roar of an Assyrian lioness dragging along her crushed pride.
+Italian critic Joseph Silvaggi, in his writings about Madi, describes his drawings as filled with symbols and rich in artistic conventions presented in simplified forms—a kind of enchanted script and summary of figurative art in the modern era.
+Hussein Madi passed away on January 17, 2024, at the age of 85.<ref>[https://www.annahar.com/arabic/section/6-%D9%81%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9/301383/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%AF "بيكاسو الشرق" حسين ماضي يودّع الحياة… أعماله خالدة الى الأبد (فيديو)] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
 ==Awards==
-Madi has won several prizes: the [[Sursock Museum]] 5th Salon Prize for Painting (1965–66), the 8th Salon's Prize for Sculpture offered by the Italian Cultural Centre in 1968/69 and the First Prize for Engraving, Citta di Lecce, Italy (1974). He was President of the Association of Lebanese Artists (1982, 1992).
+Throughout his lifetime, Madi garnered several prestigious awards: the [[Sursock Museum]] 5th Salon Prize for Painting (1965–66), the 8th Salon Prize for Sculpture presented by the Italian Cultural Centre in 1968/69, and the First Prize for Engraving at Citta di Lecce, Italy (1974). Additionally, he served as President of the Association of Lebanese Artists in 1982 and 1992.
 ==Publications==
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 *''The Art of Madi'' (Saqi Books, 2005)
 *'' Hussein Madi'' (Galleria d'Arte Cavour, 1972) (Italian)
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* [https://nublockmuseum.blog/2023/04/18/collection-spotlight-the-arabic-alphabet-portfolio-1973-hussein-madi/]
-* [http://www.madiart.me/ Hussein Madi]{{Dead link|date=July 2022}}
+* https://collections.mfa.org/objects/702308/untitled?ctx=960db19f-fe42-45ea-9e96-156ed7e7bac6&idx=0
+* [http://www.madiart.me/ Hussein Madi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530132236/http://www.madiart.me/ |date=30 May 2019 }}
 * [http://www.artnet.com/artists/hussein-madi/biography/ ARTNET]
 * [http://aidacherfan.com/portfolio_page/hussein-madi/  Hussein Madi at Aida Cherfan fine art]
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 [[Category:1938 births]]
+[[Category:2024 deaths]]
 [[Category:Lebanese painters]]
 [[Category:Lebanese contemporary artists]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Artists from Beirut]]

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