"I Love – Baheb" in front of the pyramids in Egypt. (Credit: Image provided by Alexandra Khouri)
She possesses the sculptural, calligraphic gesture from which emotion flows — a confident aesthetic sensibility — and titles as evocative as "Let’s Sit and Talk" or "I Love." It’s only fitting for sculptor Marie Khouri, who says, “Some write books. I tell a story, my story, through my works.” The latest creation by Khouri— merging art and design — now stands at the center of an exhibition dedicated to Oriental calligraphy at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris.Why? Quite simply because beneath the smooth, white surface of her sinuous forms lies a hidden message: "the three letters and two dots of the Arabic word baheb [I love],” says the artist of this deeply sensual sculpture, which irresistibly invites touch. It’s also a sculpture you can sit on, like a bench, to rest and even to snuggle. This explains its enormous success...
She possesses the sculptural, calligraphic gesture from which emotion flows — a confident aesthetic sensibility — and titles as evocative as "Let’s Sit and Talk" or "I Love." It’s only fitting for sculptor Marie Khouri, who says, “Some write books. I tell a story, my story, through my works.” The latest creation by Khouri— merging art and design — now stands at the center of an exhibition dedicated to Oriental calligraphy at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris.Why? Quite simply because beneath the smooth, white surface of her sinuous forms lies a hidden message: "the three letters and two dots of the Arabic word baheb [I love],” says the artist of this deeply sensual sculpture, which irresistibly invites touch. It’s also a sculpture you can sit on, like a bench, to rest and even to snuggle. This explains its...
