Description
In a world teeming with abstract forms and bustling chaos, there lived a lone figure known as the Flower Carrier. Each day, he embarked on a journey through a sea of swirling shapes and enigmatic symbols. Despite the monochrome backdrop, the Flower Carrier’s bouquet of vibrant blooms stood out, a beacon of color and hope.
Yet, undeterred by the complexity of the world around him, the Flower Carrier pressed on. Their mission is simple yet profound: to bring a touch of life and creativity to a world that often seemed indifferent. In his hands, the flowers thrived, a testament to the power of perseverance and the enduring spirit of hope.
Artist Biography
OUISAM (Wissam Melhem)
“Ouisam is an artist who transcribes a story onto canvas in an elegant, simple yet complex form.” Antoine Karam, MD.
Ouisam Melhem is a painter and sculptor. The hallmark of his art is the representation of five main elements: The Human, The City, The Crown, The Bird, The Cloud.
Ouisam’s unique work was selected to be exhibited as a featured artist at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, in the USA from November 30th, 2021, to January 9th, 2022; as one of his artworks was officially accepted at the permanent collection of the museum.
Most recently, he exhibited solo and collective shows:
- “Short Story About Fatherhood” Large Art Installation, Rixos Premium Hotel, Dubai (June, July 2024)
- “Fables” Solo exhibition at Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon (April 2024)
- “Glittering Tribute” Four Meter Christmas Tree Sculpture, Ritz Carlton, DIFC Dubai (December 2023)
- “Interweaving” Solo Exhibition at DeSuza Art Gallery Cervera, Spain (November 2023)
- “Interweaving” Solo Exhibition at Bloom Art Gallery Valencia, Spain (November 2023)
- “Transcending Boundaries” Solo Exhibition at Arthaus Beirut (November 2023)
- “Remember August 4th” collective Art Exhibition, The Art Loft, Washington DC (August, September 2023)
- “International Art Residency” Beirut Lebanon, Curated By Dr. Tony Karam, and LAU Beirut (July 2023)
- “The 22nd International ART Exchange Exhibition” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (June 2023)
- “Ghost Like” Solo Exhibition at Rebirth Beirut (May 2023)
- “Finding place” Collective Art Exhibition, Sundara Art & Cultural Exchange, Abu Dhabi (May 2023)
- “Cairo Art Fair 2023” International Art Exhibition in Cairo, The Grand Egyptian Museum (February 2023)
- “Brain Cake” International Art Exhibition in Barcelona at La Pedrera, Gaudi Room (December 2022)
- “Budapest International Art Market” in Budapest (October 2022)
- “Art to Learn Art To Live” LAU New York (September 2022)
- “Visceral” International Art Exhibition in Milano and Fuerteventura Spain (June / July, 2022)
- “Traveling In Absurdity” Solo Exhibition at Kelimat Art Gallery Istanbul (May 2022)
- “Chit Chat” Duo Exhibition at Zoha’s Art Space Beirut (April, 2022)
- “33 Seconds Of Unconsciousness” at Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, USA (Nov / December, 2021)
- “33 Seconds Of Unconsciousness” Solo Exhibition at Arthaus Beirut (November 2021)
- “Another Algorithm” Solo Exhibition at Batroun Art Fair with KAF Art Gallery (August 2021) “Cognitive Algorithms” Solo Exhibition at KAF Art Gallery in Beirut (June 2021)
- “Simulacrum” Solo Exhibition at Arthaus Beirut (April 2021)
- “Emancipation” Solo Exhibition at Art on 56th Gallery in Beirut (June / July, 2020)
Lebanese, born in 24.07.1974, architect, landscape designer, and artist, currently exploring different contemporary themes through the processes of sketching and painting. Ouisam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and a Master of Arts in Landscape Urbanism. He has an experienced journey working for over than 15 years as Senior Architect at Nadim Karam and Hapsitus Architects in Beirut and educating at the American University of Beirut AUB, Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts ALBA, and the Lebanese University.
Ouisam says: “Art is a fantasy, a poetic consilience, a possibility of realizing a utopian vision for the coming future.”
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