Faisal Samra
*1956
lives and works in Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain)
fzsamra1@batelco.com.bh

Samra was born in Bahrain with Saudi nationalty.
1980 graduated from Beaux-Arts , Paris (With honor degree).
1987 works as Fine Arts consultant at IMA, Paris .
1993-94 Research on Islamic Design& Artisan works, Morocco.
1977-2003 Traveled for artworks to Egypt, Jordan, India, New York (USA), Far-East, UK, France, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon.

2001 Rotterdam (NL), World Museum
2001 New York (USA), Egizio`s Project Gallery
2002 Paris (F), IMA
2003 Beirut (Lebanon), Fennel Gallery & Agial Gallery
2004 Denmark (DK), Overgaden Museum

Statement

The debate about the definition of „BookArt“ is long, to cut long story short , for me a BookArt is just another artwork use for it the same vision & technique that I use in my actual artworks (Mixed media& multimedia ) only this time it comes in the form of a BOOK , but what is a BOOK ?
Once ED HUTCHINE said to an audience „ for me a book is a structure for storing& sharing information“ ( I add sensation & emotion ) and someone exclaimed „But that describes a refrigerator „ he replied „Wow , what a great idea for a BOOK „.