About

Syra Arts is pleased to present, a solo exhibition for renowned Syrian artist Hammoud Chantout.
Artist Statement: While I was a small child I was bedridden for a long time in our muddy house... in front of me there was a wall covered with white lime... I used to stare at the wall to see pictures for battles, horses, trees and faces; and every day the scene on the wall changes and this was my sole amusement when I was young...
In my paintings, the mural concept is always
present, not only through techniques and
materials, but also in size and subject. The
works in this exhibition depict lonely …