Artist
Etel Adnan
Poet, painter and writer
Etel Adnan (b. 1925, Beirut, Lebanon – d. 2021, Paris, France) was a multidisciplinary artist recognized for her poetry, painting, and essays, which combine Eastern tradition with Western avant-garde movements. Of Lebanese and Syrian origin, she developed much of her career in the United States and Europe, writing in Arabic, French, and English.
His pictorial work is characterized by vibrant, abstract landscapes, with intense colors that evoke nature and the cosmos, reflecting a spiritual and contemplative vision. In his poetry, Adnan explores themes such as identity, exile, memory, and violence, influenced by his personal experience in contexts of war and diaspora.
In addition to her literary and visual work, she was an active advocate for human rights and peace, integrating her social commitment into her artistic creation. Her work has been internationally recognized and exhibited in major museums and galleries, consolidating her position as an essential voice in global contemporary art.
Exhibitions
- The Ephemeral Village
- There Are Other Worlds, But They Are in This One
- Zanele Muholi
- Femme Femme
- Apocalypse Now
- The Other Face of the Moon
- Lesser Evil
- The Feathers Burning in Flight
- The Veiled Voice (Madrid)
- Mythologies of the Home
- Joel-Peter Witkin
- Creatures
- The Feathers Burning in Flight (Madrid)
- The Golden Scale
- The Memory of the Line
- Invisible Captivity
- The Flame of the Heart als Peus
- Point in Time
- Chronicle Team
- Petits Bijoux
- The Joyful Marginalization
- Neither Submissive nor Devoted
- The Image Burns
- The Flowering of Succulents
- Lights and Shadows
- Historical Memory
- A Minute of Glory
- Keith Haring – Barcelona
- El Dorado
- Miró Lidó
- Emotions in Black
- A Master of Kinetics