Ghylan Safadi

Syrian Arab Republic  • 1977

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Born in 1977, contemporary artist Ghylan Safadi is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University. His works focus on cartoon imagery to produce sketch-like social vignettes. The compositions are teeming with diverse figures, each playing a role in narrating these disquieting scenes. Whether the pictures touch upon social, political, environmental, or even personal issues, they each tell a story and unveil an uneasy truth about the troubled climate of today’s world. Safadi’s works skillfully emanate a certain irony, as the childlike representations come into contrast with the obscure and mature themes.

His works have been shown in several solo exhibitions in his hometown and in Beirut, Lebanon. He has also participated in numerous collective exhibitions, both locally and internationally, in London, Paris, Berlin, Washington, Kuwait, Dubai, Bahrain, and Tokyo, including the Royal Center in London and the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris. His works are housed in private collections that span across Damascus, Beirut, Paris, London, Dubai, and the United States.


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Fine Art Drawings

Painting, Untitled 55, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 55

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 30 x 21 cm

$550

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 5, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 5

Ghylan Safadi

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 cm

$900

Painting, Untitled 8, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 8

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 60 x 57 cm

$2,000

Painting, The lives of others 18, Ghylan Safadi

The lives of others 18

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, Untitled 10, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 10

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 60 x 75 cm

$2,200

Painting, Every Face Has a story (24), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (24)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Untitled 56, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 56

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 30 x 21 cm

$550

Painting, Untitled 27, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 27

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 60 x 70 cm

$1,800

Painting, Every Face Has a story (12), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (12)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Untitled 23, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 23

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 45 cm

$1,300

Painting, Untitled 9, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 9

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 55 x 75 cm

$1,800

Painting, Untitled 26, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 26

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 45 cm

$1,300

Painting, The Lives of Others 51, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 51

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 30 x 40 cm

$1,000

Painting, Untitled 90, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 90

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$1,250

Painting, Untitled 30, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 30

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 45 cm

$1,300

Painting, Untitled 24, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 24

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 45 cm

$1,300

Painting, Untitled 28, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 28

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 45 cm

$1,300

Painting, Every Face Has a story (23), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (23)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (11), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (11)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (1), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (1)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, The lives of others 49, Ghylan Safadi

The lives of others 49

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 cm

$1,800

Painting, Every Face Has a story (20), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (20)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (19), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (19)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (18), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (18)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (17), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (17)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (15), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (15)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (13), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (13)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (10), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (10)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (9), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (9)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (8), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (8)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (7), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (7)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (4), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (4)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (2), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (2)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (22), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (22)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, The Lives of Others 58, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 58

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$1,500

Painting, The Lives of Others 47, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 47

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$1,500

Painting, The Lives of Others 56, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 56

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$1,500

Painting, The Lives of Others 52, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 52

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$1,500

Painting, The Lives of Others 48, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 48

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, The Lives of Others 47, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 47

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, The Lives of Others 46, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 46

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, The Lives of Others 45, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 45

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, The Lives of Others 44, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 44

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, The Lives of Others 22, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 22

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, The Lives of Others 14, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 14

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 50 cm

$1,500

Painting, Untitled 44, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 44

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 56 x 76 cm

$2,000

Painting, Untitled 91, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 91

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 50 x 70 cm

$1,250

Painting, Untitled 54, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 54

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 30 x 21 cm

$400

Painting, The Lives of Others 55, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 55

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 125 x 150 x 3 cm

$8,600 $7,740

Painting, The Lives of Others 54, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 54

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm

$7,700 $6,930

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 18, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 18

Ghylan Safadi

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 75 cm

$2,200

Painting, The Lives of Others 58, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 58

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 125 x 150 x 3 cm

$8,600

Painting, Untitled 34, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 34

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 110 x 120 cm

$5,600

Painting, Untitled 53, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 53

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 30 x 21 cm

$400

Painting, Untitled 52, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 52

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 30 x 21 cm

$400

Painting, Untitled 51, Ghylan Safadi

Untitled 51

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 21 x 30 cm

$400

Painting, The Lives of Others 31, Ghylan Safadi

The Lives of Others 31

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 120 x 140 cm

$7,400

Painting, Every Face Has a story (16), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (16)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (21), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (21)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

Painting, Every Face Has a story (14), Ghylan Safadi

Every Face Has a story (14)

Ghylan Safadi

Painting - 45 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,500

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Who is the artist?

Born in 1977, contemporary artist Ghylan Safadi is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Damascus University. His works focus on cartoon imagery to produce sketch-like social vignettes. The compositions are teeming with diverse figures, each playing a role in narrating these disquieting scenes. Whether the pictures touch upon social, political, environmental, or even personal issues, they each tell a story and unveil an uneasy truth about the troubled climate of today’s world. Safadi’s works skillfully emanate a certain irony, as the childlike representations come into contrast with the obscure and mature themes.

His works have been shown in several solo exhibitions in his hometown and in Beirut, Lebanon. He has also participated in numerous collective exhibitions, both locally and internationally, in London, Paris, Berlin, Washington, Kuwait, Dubai, Bahrain, and Tokyo, including the Royal Center in London and the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris. His works are housed in private collections that span across Damascus, Beirut, Paris, London, Dubai, and the United States.

What is Ghylan Safadi’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Bright and Colorful Figurative Works

When was Ghylan Safadi born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1977