ABOUT THE ARTIST
Based in Dubai but Born in Lebanon, Suzi Fadel Nassif is a contemporary self-taught artist. Her colorful and vibrant paintings pay homage to her homeland and to the city of lights Dubai. Conscious of her orientation, she explored various mediums and techniques whilst Lebanon was going through a rather difficult wartime.
Led by Salvador Dali’s interest for minute details, Suzi invented her own line the “Suzism” and excels in the use of color arrangement and texture. Stimulating elements of abstract impressionism, surrealism and cubism wedded in perfect harmony and balance, being inspired from the interlinking of people of varying backgrounds, multiculturalism, mysteries of existence and semblance of emotions.
Suzi has an overflowing imagination, she recollects images, emotions, facial expressions, words and poems, and she depicts her dreams as well as her real-life situations onto a piece of canvas.
Believing that the eyes are the mirror of the soul, Suzi has developed her own visual vocabulary and surrealist style by concentrating on the eyes as a remarkable element in her portraits.Each artwork tells a unique story, her masterful incorporation of impressionism and surrealism proficiently invites us to view the world in an innovating and compelling perspective.
Not in colors but in her soul that she dips her brush to arouse emotions in the viewers.Suzi is the legendary storyteller Scheherazade in her own artistic way where colors, faces, phases, mediums, brushes, and canvas are the main vessels to tell stories of more than one thousand and one nights!
Artist statement
Inspired by Paulo Coelho’s quote: “When you want something, the entire Universe conspires to help you to achieve it”, I knew since childhood I was a visual artist. My notebooks were filled with a variety of sketches, art fonts and bright colors. I took and still take delight in finding beauty in everything. My eyes and mind have grown accustomed to admiring and analyzing details, colors and textures. I always knew that I would follow my artistic dreams wherever they might lead me.
Innovative diversity is at the heart of my artwork. From black and white to lively colors, mild to sharp and sassy lines and different styles and mediums, my paintings tell a unique story that resonates with deep emotions. In the words of Picasso: “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen”.
ART EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS:
- Teatro Del Alma at COYA, Dubai, 2019
- Believe Exhibition, Dubai, 2019
- Teatro Del Alma at COYA, Dubai, 2019
- Visages Exhibition Opening at Mina Brasserie, Dubai, 2019
- PADAROX Solo Exhibition, Saphira & Ventura Gallery, New York, 2018
- Tokyo Art Fair, Japan, 2018
- Art Basel, Miami at Arte collective Gallery and Art fusion Gallery, 2017
- Orchestra, Solo Exhibition at COYA, Dubai, 2017
- START Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2017
- Santa Fe Art fair, New Mexico, Arte Collective Gallery, 2017
- Exhibition in Art Fusion Gallery, Miami, Florida, 2017
- VIVA LA VIDA, VIVA EL AMOR SOLO EXHIBITION at COYA, Dubai, 2016
- Venice Biennale: Viva Arte Viva WORLD TOUR VENEZIA, 2016
- Art Basel at COYA Miami, 2016
- Carousel de Louvre, Paris, 2016
- VIVA LA VIDA, VIVA EL AMOR, Solo Exhibit at COYA, London, 2016
- The 10th Moscow international Festival of Arts “Traditions& Contemporaneity/Moscow,2016
- Tokyo Art Fair, 2016
- World Art Dubai Exhibition, 2016
- Sonnet of Every Breath- Solo Exhibition, Lisbon, 2016
- Fragment of Nostalgia, Solo Exhibit at COYA, Dubai 2015
- VERA Festival, Portugal, 2015
- Exhibition at Ajman Saray, Dubai, 2015
- The Address Hotel, 2015
- International Design Exhibition (INDEX) Dubai, 2015 World Art Dubai Exhibition, 2015
- International Design Exhibition (INDEX) Dubai, 2015 World Art Dubai Exhibition, 2015
- Woman in Art, Courtyard Gallery Exhibition, Dubai, 2008 & 2013
AWARDS
- Vera Awards, 2015
- Unicef Award, 2015
- Leonardo Da Vinci Awards
- Casanova- Arts Lover Award, 2015
- Certificate of Excellence, 2016
- Palm Award, 2017
ARTIST STATEMENT:
From a very young age, I was aware of my orientation towards visual arts. My notebooks were filled with various sketches, artistic fonts and vivid colors. I took and continue to take pleasure in finding beauty in everything. My eyes and mind have become accustomed to admiring and analyzing details, colors and textures. I have always known I would follow my artistic dreams, wherever they may take me. Perhaps what inspired me the most is Paulo Coelho’s quote: “When you want something, the entire Universe conspires to help you to achieve it”.
Innovative diversification is the cornerstone of my art oeuvres. From black and white to vivid colors, mild to sharp and sassy strokes, and different styles and mediums, my paintings tell a unique story with deep emotional echoes.
In the words of Picasso: “Painting is a blind man’s profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen”.