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 Rudy
Rahmé
Biography
- Painter,
sculptor and poet, born in 1966 in Bcharre, North of Lebanon
- Member of the Lebanese sculptors & painters syndicate
- Member of Gibran K. Gibran’s committee
- Member of the Cedars forest committee
Education
1986-1989 Lebanese
Academy of Fine Arts "ALBA" University of Plastic Arts
1989-1993 “Academia Spinelli-Florence”, specialization in Fresco
and Sculpture
Personal
Achievements
- Invention
of a new technique of fixing the "Charcoal on canvas"
- The patent of this invention is registered for Rudy Rahmeh in
Florence-Italy
Exhibitions
2005 - Live
sculpture on “terre cuite” at the Conference Castle – Dbayeh
2004
• Collective exhibition at the Grand Hills Hotel – Broumana
• “Saliba Doueihy Exhibition” in Ehden, with my only participation
• “Cross and Resurrection” at the conference castle – Dbayeh
• Live sculpture on “terre cuite” at the Book Exhibition – Antélias
2003
• Collective exhibition at A.D.G. – Gemayzé
• Collective exhibition in Miziara
2002
• Collective exhibition at A.D.G. for Christmas – Gemmayzé
• Collective exhibition at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel – Dubai
2001
• Collective exhibition in Forum de Beyrouth
•Collective exhibition in Solidere for the French-speaking communities
• Collective exhibition in the Emirates
• Collective exhibition in Ehden
• Faubourg de Tripoli (Rudy Rahme & Mohamed Azizi)
• Brontei Gallery - Sodeco
2000 - Collective
exhibition in Ehden
1999 - Matignon
gallery – Beirut
1998
• “Christmas in 5 continents” in Paris-France (representing Lebanon)
• Sursock museum (autumn show)
1997
• Goethe Institute Beirut & Tripoli
• Holy Spirit University – Kaslik
1996
• St Joseph School – Aintoura
• Annual Symposium at the Check Republic (representing Lebanon)
1994 - 1996
- Collective exhibitions in Sursock Museum
1995 - International
Symposium in Rachana (representing Lebanese Sculptors)
1994
• S A D collective exhibition
• French Cultural Center – Beirut
1992
• Meziara & Bcharré
• “Gardarte Gallery” – Florence. Representation of the new personal
technique (pencil on canvas)
• “Epreuve d’Artiste” gallery – Beirut
1990 - Saint
Saba Hall – Bcharré
1989 - Centre
Culturel Français – Tripoli
1988 - Ehden
1984 - 1988
- Collective exhibition in Beirut, Bcharré & Hasroun
1981 - 1983
- Gebran K. Gebran Museum music institute – Bcharré
1980 - Music
Institute – Bcharré
1979 - La Corida
– Bcharré
1978 - Chbat
Hotel – Bcharré
Achievements
2005
He was selected as the only artist from the Middle East among 40
International artists to continue the work on Nelson Mandela’s 6
Paintings that will be exhibited all over the world to support Mandela’s
Foundation.
•Two wooden sculptures at the American University of Beirut – AUB
at the entrance, and in the museum.
• The altar at the St. Joseph Church – Mtayleb (Bronze, wood, iron)
2004
• Pierre Abou Khater bust (bronze) in notre Dame Univeristy – NDU
- Louaize
• Crucifixion of the Christ (marble powder) at St. Rita church –
Horsh Tabet
• Altar, holy sacristy. The crucified at St. elie Church – Zghorta
(brick)
• Sculpture “Mount of Wisdom” at the entrance of “Surface Libre
Gallery” Jal El Dib
• Wooden sculpture at Sacred Heart church – Kornet El Hamra
• Wooden Bust of Jesus Christ at Hammana Church.
• The complete carving of Mary Haskel Cultural place near Gibran
K. Gibran Museum – Bcharré (area 900m2) .
2003 - Sculpture
“The Windmill of Time” in Jeita Grotto (6mx6mx2.5m)
2002
•Crucifixion of the Christ (bronze) at the Carmelite Chruch.
• Sculpture at the entrance of the Ministry of Environment
• Sculpture “Haut relief” of the marble powder 8x8meters in Osaî
boutique down town – Beirut
• Sculpture “Haut relief” representing “St Elie” at St Elie’s church
– Khinchara (3m10 x 2m20)
• Trophy of Wella Trademark
2001
•The Pope’s trophy as a souvenir for the canonization of St Rafka
in Rome – Italy
• A similar trophy was given to the Cardinal Sfeir for the celebration
of the mass of St Rafka
• Symposium of the French-speaking communities in Tripoli (18 artists)
• Projects for the Leisure Hill complexe - Dbaye
2000 - Father
Triffon Nohra’s bust at St Elie school - Btina
1999 – 2000
• Several Sculptures for the NDU university of Louaize
• Father Fahed bust (bronze), painting of Paul Abou Khater
• Achieved several private works of which a “bas relief” fresco
in a villa (6m x 4m)
1999 - Gebran
Khalil Gebran bust at the entrance of Bcharré (6meters –
bronze)
1998 - St Mary’s
doors church – Bcharré
1997
• Crucifixion of the Christ in Harissa Chapel – Harissa
• Sculpture of the Christ at Bkerke entrance during the Pope’s visit.
1994 – 1999
• Worked on 3 dead cedar trees, including the monumental sculpture
“Lamartine Cedar” (the largest vegetal sculpture in the world, 32
meters height, representing 70 human figures, showing the relationship
still between time and place). Eleven dead trees are to be sculptured
to complete the “human forest” in the cedars.
1995
Restoration of the church of Carme Fathers
* Covers and Illustrations of many books.
Poetry Evenings
2004
•”Convent of the savior” - Jounieh
• “Conference Castle” – Dbayeh
• “William Haswani’s evenings” – Beirut
2003
• Poems for Easter with a concert by Elisabeth Sombart at:
- St Georges Cathedral – Down Town
- St John church – Bcharré
- Our Lady of the Fortress church – Zghorta
• “Deir El Chourfa” – Daroun
2001 - “Malakout
al Cheîr” - Achkout
2000
• “Salon al Ichreen” Christmas theme - Jounieh
• “William Hasswani’s evenings” – Beirut
• “Odysse festival” (representing Lebanon in Lebanese poetry)
1999 - Khinchara
Cultural Center – Khinchara
1998
•”Malakout al Cher”- Achout
• Chtaura Hotel – Chtaura
• Byblos
• Poetry evening for handicapped people
1997
•”Goethe Institute” – Tripoli & Beirut
• Hasroun, Zghorta and St Joseph school – Aintoura
1993 - N.D.U.
Louaize
1992 - “Academia
Spinelli” - Florence
1990
• St Saba hall - Bcharré
• Conference on the composition of Gebran K. Gebran’s painting
Awards
Received
2007 - Mentioned
in Guinness World Records for Monumental sculpture “Lamartine Cedar
in the cedars forest".
2003 - Certificate
of appreciation and gratitude from the Holy-Hearts' Sisters School
Rassié Zahleh
2003
- The Lebanese House of Environment - Gage of Estimation
2001 - Certificate of appreciation from the St. Joseph convent -
Jrebta
2000
• Said Akl’s Award
• 2000 “Murex d’Or” from Ourjouan Lions Club
1999
• Gratification from Khinchara Cultural center
•”Arz El watani” from the Rotary Club
1998 - “National
Cedars” award from the Lions Club
1994 - Sursock
museum for the special technique (pencil on canvas)
1987 - “Studio
El Fan” Golden medal in poetry with distinction certificate
1984 - 1st prize
of the theme “Independence day” competition – Keserwan
Current Projects
• The Christ 24 meters high in Achout (Bronze)
• Said Akl’s bust (bronze)
• Wadih El Safi
• Several personal projects
of sculptures and paintings in villas in Lebanon and overseas.
Article:
Rudy Rahmé and Nelson Mandela
(Rudy was selected in 2005 as the only artist from
the Middle East among 40 international artists to continue the work
on Nelson Mandela’s 6 Paintings that will be exhibited all over
the world to support Mandela’s Foundation.)
Through his
work, Rudy the artist has introduced five artistic eras: classicism,
impressionism, surrealism, modernism and symbolism.
In each and every painting, the artist has prominently reflected
Nelson’s work of art. This latter assumes his presence with reference
to the respect of the white and the judiciously well chosen place
to suit its title.
Struggle: the striving fire
The work of art portrays willingness, energy, power and strength.
The artist has skillfully concretized the suffering of struggle
through cinetic cyclones that overwhelm evil and clench its defeat.
The folded fingers over the endured suffering while combating strongly
juxtaposes with the open fingers welcoming joy and triumph.
The sacred tree, Lebanon’s emblem, is rooted in the heart of the
canva. It’s the millennium cedar that stands high and majestic in
the mountain obstinately rooted and strongly willful. Anchored in
the rock to defy time and the four elements, the tree becomes perennial.
Juxtaposed to the wood of the everlasting cedar, the fire that animates
and consumes the heart of the resistant’s soul could never become
extinct. Its roots give life to the arms and neck of the struggle
through his veins and arteries.
ALL MEN are the products of its roots; roots that determine his
origin, his identity and determine as such his commitment. Hence,
it transmits to him vigor and energy to inspire his rebellion and
help him become victorious.
Nelson Mandela’s cause is alluded to through the black hue of the
tree bark. It covers man’s muscles like a skin and hairs his frizzy
skull.
The echo of injustice reaching his ears, drive him to rebellion
and combat with enthusiasm, willingness and obstinance. With this
judicious disposition of traits, the artist as such highlights the
honest announcer of truth, who fights hard to deliver a message
of belief and hope.
Imprisonment: The Tolling Bell of Truth
The prisoner is completely folded over himself.
Out of this solitary confinement a limitless opening is paradoxically
born to overwhelm the whole of humanity.
The embelical chord entertwines to bring forth the bond in the form
of a bell or a lantern. The word imprisonment eliminates the bell
reinforcing as such the cloistering sensation.
The brick wall that keeps it symbolizes an obsolete rigid universe,
whose arcades open up to the sky, a Lebanese architectural typical
element allowing with this an escape towards change.
Thou art a hermit, the prisoner withholds in his isolation and clashing
raft a deep spiritual communion with the outer world and the other.
His head becomes the world for whom the imprisoned hermit has accepted
to commit himself as a sacrifice. The nails evoke this made and
offered sacrifice. It is the bell of truth that tolls the truth
of the good news in order to cleave the lie and injustice. It is
the light that spreads hope in a better society.
The infant whose
eyes are astonished and perplexed overlooks the world with a worried
thought aware of the tyrant system that grinds the weak souls. The
political prisoner breaks the ice of indifference that surrounds
him with his combat and opens a breach to the scrupulous notion
of time.
He inspires the transcending figures through his fatigueless resistance.
His huge strength and his courage cleave eternally the sterile laws
that freeze all means of human fraternity and allow humanity to
stand strong.
The time wave symbolizes the purchase of an imprisoned rightful
heir who manages to save the world with regards to his fauvist ideas
and willful dogma.
Freedom:
The Shadow of Light
The serene and placid conscience of an innocent joy enlighten Nelson
Mandela’s complexion with a call back reminiscing his painful past
swept by a smile on his lips.
The fists break their chains emerging from the head and symbolizing
the world of freedom that he harshly obtained for himself and his
people.
It is the emanation and end of his profound aspiration and obstinate
determination.
His iron will and mythical morals have annihilated the prison bars
and made them as fragile as glass.
A recluse completely retired from society, Nelson Mandela’s abnegation
has immensely contributed to the radical change of the world in
spite of his enforced isolation.
Mother Teresa’s figure reunites with that of Nelson Mandela incarnating
as such the contrasting and allied representation of two benefactors
to humanity; the former, living in the heart of the world, fights
hard in the face of poverty and misery toiling the way to restore
goodness.
The latter incorporating
a rupture with the world to strive, through his solitude, against
inequality and injustice making way for liberty.
The intense enlightening blue evokes Mother Teresa’s cobalt veil,
reflecting with strength and harmony the transported soul of emprisonment
that discovers with enchantment the ethereal air of liberty after
a so long term of confinement in the cell.
Exhilarated by space and tinted with grey, Mandela is overwhelmed
with striking hues of a radiant sky and a turquoise ocean. Never
has he observed such paradisiac apparatus in a world definitely
transfigured and filled with glistening perspectives and hope.
Monumental sculpture “Lamartine Cedar” 32 meters height, representing
70 human figures, showing the relationship between time and place.
(2007- Mentioned
in Guinness World Records)
►► Some
of the artist's artwork
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