Young Collectors Auction - exhibit-E

AlfredTARAZI1980Lot 064'Standing Men' Signed, Dated71 X 72 cm. Print and Mixed Media on Paper 2010Estimate (US$ 2,500 - 3,500)Born in Beirut in 1980, Alfred Tarazi is a multipdicsiplinary artist who is a member ofNadim Karam’s experimental Atelier Hapsitus, a creative collective that blends experimentaldesign, architecture and art. Although formally trained as a graphic designer, Tarazi hasbeen active with a series of collaborative actions and initiatives that seek to expand thehorizons of contemporary art and design in the Arab world while “provoking” and “infusing”its social environment with “new thinking patterns.” This has included a significant role asa founding member of The Feel Collective, a group of cultural activists who practice andorganize events and public interventions in Beirut. Tarazi’s work with Aterlier Hapsitus hasconsisted of a number of acclaimed projects such as “The Cloud,” a groundbreaking proposalfor the reconfiguring of public space in Dubai that received international attention.A graduate of the American University of Beirut’s Faculty of Engineering and Architecture(from its department of architecture and design), he has been exhibiting work in a varietyof mediums including animation, installation and mixed media since 2000. Featured ingroup exhibitions and urban projects throughout the Middle East and Europe, he has alsoparticipated in the Creek Art Fair and the Bastakiya Art Fair.