Munir Habib was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. He has been handcrafting mosaics for over 30 years. He draws inspiration from a number of different ancient Mediterranean and North African cultures to create his mosaics, including the beautiful Hellenistic site of Apamea in Greece, the ancient site of Philippopolis in the Hauran province of southern Syria, and more generally ancient Greek and Roman mosaics located in mediterranean sites.
Munir specializes in portraiture, though he is currently working on masterpieces inspired by the geometric frames of ancient Greek mosaics as well as Cosmatesque designs. Several of his pieces were exhibited and sold with Antico Contempo at the 2024 Salon Art + Design Fair.
Artists
Farez Jawad was born and raised in Aleppo, Syria. Growing up in such an ancient city, the mosaic artist draws from the his ancient surroundings, frequently visiting the Aleppo Citadel for inspiration. He is also fascinated by the designs of Graeco-Roman mosaics located in eastern Mediterranean sites. His travels have taken him on journeys from Crete to the Kórnik Castle in Poland.
He had several pieces exhibited with Antico Contempo at the 2024 Salon Art + Design Fair in New York City. His next collection will feature more modern designs, particularly from the Art Nouveau world.
Rami Hann was born and raised in Damascus, Syria. Growing up in such an ancient and historically significant city, he expresses his fascination of art via handcrafted mosaics. He draws inspiration from the arabesque designs of historical landmarks in Damascus such as the Umayyad Mosque as well as from Greek and Roman mosaics found in eastern Mediterranean sites.
Currently, he is developing a mosaic set of geometric designs inspired by ancient Antioch and North African mosaics. Through Antico Contempo, several of his pieces were exhibited and sold with us at the 2024 Salon Art + Design Fair.
