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Abdul Rahman Qattanani is a Palestinian sculptor , born and living in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon . He is a third-generation Palestinian refugee , whose grandparents left Yazur - a small town now called Azur - in Jaffa during the Palestinian exodus of 1948.
Origin
Abdul Rahman Qattanani was born in 1983, nine months after the Sabra and Shatila massacre . His early artwork consisted of political cartoons, largely inspired by the Palestinian cartoonist and political critic Naji al-Ali . In 2009, he received the Young Artist Award at the Sursock Museum's Autumn Salon in Beirut .
education
He attended the Lebanese University in Beirut, where he earned a diploma and a master's degree in fine arts. He was an artist-in-residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France, and at the Centre de l'Art in Nanterre, Paris, France in 2016.
His works
Abdel Rahman creates his artwork from various materials, such as scrap metal and barbed wire, which he obtains from within the camp. His artwork has been sold at Christie's auctions . In 2016, Artnet News described him as one of the "most powerful mid-career artists in the Arab world." In 2012, Abdel Rahman Kattanani and his work were featured in the French documentary film "The Stone Thrower" by director Christophe Donner.
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