About Me

Rached El-Assaad was born in Ivory Coast in 1945 , and moved to Lebanon as a child .

He subsequently studied Art at the American University of Beirut .He met his English wife in Brussels and relocated to England , where his career in the health service saw his involvement in hospital art .During this period he exhibited his own work on a regular basis , and was also commissioned to produce various art work for the Trust headquarters and other prestigious private clients .

Rached paints predominately in oil and acrylic on canvas and other surfaces , producing both large and intimate pieces .His work is varied and multidimensional , his use of colour vibrant and powerful . He draws his

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inspiration from his memory of objects , places and events ,in order that the originality of his work is not influenced by physical limitation . Although his work underwent a progression from impressionism to abstract His love for the former ensures that from time to time he revisits the impressionist style in some of his paintings .

True to form , his paintings continue to be the product of felt emotions and prevailing moods , rather than a conscious attempt at representational art or the execution of preconceived ideas .

His recent works were produced in both his studios in the Manchester area and in Mirabel Aux Baronnies [ A medieval picturesque village in Provence ] resulting in a detectable influence of the finished work .

Rached has successfully exhibited in various galleries and venues in England , in his home country of Lebanon and in the south of France where he spends part of the year .

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