Huguette Caland
Huguette Caland | |
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أوغيت الخوري | |
| Born | Huguette El Khoury 1931 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | American University of Beirut |
| Known for | painting, sculpture |
Huguette Caland (née El Khoury) (Arabic: أوغيت الخوري), is a Lebanese painter, sculptor[1] and fashion designer[2] based out of Los Angeles, noted for her paintings, sculptures, and fashion designs. The daughter of the first president and one of the founders of Lebanese independence, Bechara El Khoury, Caland went on to become a renowned artist, recognized throughout the Middle East, France, and the United States.
Early Life and Education
Caland sketched her environment as well as the crowds of people that came in and out of her home as a child. She formally began studying art under Fernando Manetti -- an Italian artist residing in Lebanon at the time -- at age sixteen.
Caland married her husband, Paul, when she was 20. They had three children together. Her dream of becoming an artist was temporarily put on hold, as she had to prioritize family responsibilities.
After the death of her mother in 1960, Caland dedicated four years of her life to caring for her father, who died of cancer in 1964. Caland and her father had a very close relationship, and his death ignited in her a desire for a new challenge. Immediately after his death, Caland began painting Red Sun, which was a depiction of the illness eating away at his body.
She enrolled at the American University of Beirut (AUB), where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (1966-70). Her time at AUB broadened her knowledge on arts culture, including movements, both past and present, as well as various styles and techniques.
After her first exhibition in Beirut in 1970, Caland decided to moved to Paris where she lived and worked as an artist for 17 years. She became a regular guest at the Feraud studio, where she met many artists, including André Masson, Pierre Schaeffer, and Adalberto Mecarelli. She also became close with Romanian sculptor, George Apostu, who introduced her to making work in three dimensions.
While in Paris, she was commissioned by Pierre Cardin to design a series of haute-couture dresses, called "Nour" ("Light"), based on her own style of Middle-Eastern dresses called Abayas.
Work
Early work, 60s
Bribes de corps
Dresses/Kaftans/Abeyas
Corps (paintings with poetry)
Monsieur/Madame/Visages
Self-Portraits
Ligaments
Mannequins to go with dresses
Sculpture/clay, stone, and bronze
Erotic: Christine/ Homage to Pubic Hair
Brushstrokes/Silent Letters
Rossinante
Papier-mâché and clay
Sheepskin (faces & places)
Tapestry paintings
Venice, California
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- Huguette Caland, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, 2011[3]
- Huguette Caland Retrospective, Beirut Exhibition Center, 2013[4]
Group Exhibitions
- Art from Lebanon, Beirut Exhibition Center, 2012[5]
References
- ^ ""Rebirth", questions de vie et de mort". L'Orient - Le Jour (in French). June 27, 2011.
- ^ "The Mannequin Collective: More Than 100 Participants 'Flesh Out' On-Site Art Exhibit for New Santa Monica Place". News Wire. July 7, 2010.
- ^ "Expo : Huguette Caland à la Galerie Janine Rubeiz". Agenda Culturel. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Huguette Caland". Beirut Exhibition Center. 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Art From Lebanon". Beirut Exhibition Center. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links
- Anne Mullin Burnham, 1994, Reflections in Women's Eyes, Saudi Aramco World
- Fayeq Owis, 2008, Huguette Caland, Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists
- Joanne Warfield, Byzantium in Venice: A Visit with Huguette Caland, The Scream
- "Huguette Caland: Her Magical World", Los Angeles Times, June 19, 2003, [1]
- Caland's page at the Levantine Cultural Center
- Caland's web site
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