About
I'm Ibrahim Sultani. I was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon and currently reside and draw in Los Angeles, California.
Despite drawing since the age of four, my work on the Lebanese currency is what garnered attention in recent years. I was inspired by vintage bills, pop culture figures, and an Andy Warhol quote so I chose banknotes as my canvas. I painted notable Lebanese figures in a symbolic approach to make the local currency valuable again.
Ironically, painting is my least favorite medium. Whereas pencils and pastels are my favorite. For the better part of two decades, I only drew/painted portraits. But that's no longer the case. I've been drawing subject matters inspired by everyday life, shot with my own lense.
That's the idea. Take a picture of said subject matter, look at it, and draw it. That's the how. As for the why, is for the pure joy of it. The joy of practicing what I love most, and the joy of putting it out there. In the wise words of Kurt Vonnegut, I practice all this to "experience becoming".
In short, this is my website. I'm writing this myself instead of in third person as a way of saying: I'm the artist and one-man running this show. This is also my way of saying, I'm a control freak, but I'm learning as I go.
Thanks for being here!
Despite drawing since the age of four, my work on the Lebanese currency is what garnered attention in recent years. I was inspired by vintage bills, pop culture figures, and an Andy Warhol quote so I chose banknotes as my canvas. I painted notable Lebanese figures in a symbolic approach to make the local currency valuable again.
Ironically, painting is my least favorite medium. Whereas pencils and pastels are my favorite. For the better part of two decades, I only drew/painted portraits. But that's no longer the case. I've been drawing subject matters inspired by everyday life, shot with my own lense.
That's the idea. Take a picture of said subject matter, look at it, and draw it. That's the how. As for the why, is for the pure joy of it. The joy of practicing what I love most, and the joy of putting it out there. In the wise words of Kurt Vonnegut, I practice all this to "experience becoming".
In short, this is my website. I'm writing this myself instead of in third person as a way of saying: I'm the artist and one-man running this show. This is also my way of saying, I'm a control freak, but I'm learning as I go.
Thanks for being here!
Ibrahim