Tiny Triumphs | Halim Jurdak

A renowned, prize-winning Lebanese artist, famed for his etching and engraving work, as well as his painting, sculptures and drawing, Halim Jurdak was born in Ain El Sindianeh and studied at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Art (ALBA), entering the institution in 1953. He furthered his studies in France, obtaining a Master’s in Fine Arts from the National School of Fine Arts in Paris and gaining first prize in the Engraving category at the facility’s prestigious annual exhibition.

Jurdak’s style evolved throughout his career, encompassing academic realism and cubism, together with both figurative and non-figurative abstraction. Much of his work revealed a fascination with free forms and patterns, depicted in bold bright colours with sweeping brushstrokes, giving dynamism to his compositions. In later years, his later works reveal a focus on the fundamentals of the human form.

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