A Lebanese artist at the NY Art expo-part 2

I guess that artist simply did not want to talk. I am glad that she thought of herself not interesting enough because this rejection lead me to Samir Sammoun, a Lebanese Canadian artist with one of the biggest booths at the expo. I ended up interviewing him. We established an immediate connection because he was a very generous and sociable guy. I wrote a story about him and it got published in NowLebanon.com in Arabic, (for those of you who read Arabic). The story i wrote was in English, i am still hoping the english version will be published soon.

Samir Sammoun immigrated to Canada when he was 21, but he still paints landscapes from his home country, Lebanon. 

 

Samir Sammoun's booth at the NY Art expo

He exhibited his painting along with sculptures from a Canadian artist Jacinthe Dugal-Lacroix (DuLac, her signature name).

Their chefs d’oeuvres complement each other. I lingered for a while, moving from a sculptor to a painting. He happened to master a style that i love, post impressionism. The intriguing point about this form of art is that you don’t really get it when you’re looking closely. The colors seems messy and chaotic. But when you step away from the painting, looking at it from a distance, the eyes mix the colors and the landscapes become apparent then. His paintings are very vibrant and alive. I wish i could afford to buy one at this point. The prices range from $7,000 to $40,000. Most paintings average $10,000 a piece. (Sigh)

The painter (right) Sammoun with the Sculptor DuLac (left)