Ricardo Mbarkho
| Ricardo Mbarkho | |
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Ricardo Mbarkho in 2011
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| Born |
25 January 1974 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education |
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, USA École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France Institut supérieur des beaux-arts, Beirut |
| Known for |
Video art New Media Art Post-conceptual Art |
Ricardo Mbarkho (25 January 1974 in Beirut, Lebanon), is a Lebanese contemporary artist.
Mbarkho's work includes multiple outcomes especially digital art practices.
In his digital images as well as in his time-based work, he investigates multiple questions related to language, communication,cultural industries, history of art as well as the visual representation within the sociopolitical sphere. Mbarkho's digital images are made from texts. He uses the computer as a tool to mutate texts into images; the text's binary codes are transposed into a unique corresponding visual.
Mbarkho received his art diplomas from École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and École supérieure d'études cinématographiques, Paris, and from Institut supérieur des beaux-arts, Beirut. He also completed an exchange study program at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
He lives and works in Beirut.
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