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Words كلمات

 

Words  كلمات

Dave Berrang 

and Rabee Kiwan

 

Portland artists Rabee Kiwan and Dave Berrang join together to paint words in English and Arabic.  

Before words, humans painted on the walls of their dwellings. The alphabet started in Phoenicia, which is  

ancient Lebanon. Rabee was born and raised in Lebanon, and has a lot of pride in his culture as well as  

his newish home in Portland, Maine. He has mixed paint and words on canvas to express his journey  

through life and immigration. Dave has worked in abstract and expressive art over the years utilizing 

 different media. Dave’s work expresses different periods of his life, emotions, as well as the Maine  

Landscape. 

 

Both artists have made videos about their work. You can find Dave Berrang's video by clicking HERE.

Rabbe Kiwan's video is HERE.

 

 

If you are interested in either seeing this work in person, or purchasing it, the contact information for 

both artists is listed at the end of the show. Enjoy!


 

 

 Rabee Kiwan - Ana - 30 x 40" - Oil on Canvas - $2500

 

 

 

Ana detail

 

 

 


 Dave Berrang - Are You Still There? - 32 x 20" - Oil on Canvas - $675

 

Rabee Kiwan - Contemplation on Life and Death - Left side of diptych 18”x24”- Acrylic on cradled Birch panel, $700 each or both for $1,000


Rabee Kiwan - Contemplation on Life and Death - Right side of diptych 18”x24”- Acrylic on cradled Birch panel, $700 each, or both for $1,000

 


Dave Berrang - CALM #2, 20”x20”, oil, acrylic and paper on canvas, $450

 


Rabee Kiwan - Copper 10”x8”, Acrylic on cradled panel $250

 

 

Dave Berrand - Spring? March 20, 2020, 36”x48”, oil on canvas, $1,100

 

 

Rabee Kiwan - Identity - 16”x20”, Acrylic on Canvas $1,000

 


Dave Berrang - LOVE, 24”x30”, oil on canvas, $850

 


Rabee Kiwan - The Gift of Separation 30”x40”, Oil on Canvas $2,000

 

The Gift of Separation  detail

 


Dave Berrang - CALM #2, 20”x20”, oil, acrylic and paper on canvas, $450



 

Rabee Kiwan - In Limbo 1, 8”x10”, Acrylic on cradled panel $250


Dave Berrang - I often dream we are all together, 32”x20”, oil on canvas, $750

 

Rabee Kiwan - In Limbo 2: 10”x8” Acrylic on cradled panel $250

 


Dave Berrang - Was the moon full when we met?, 36”x48”, oil, acrylic 

and paper on canvas, $1,200

 


Rabee Kiwan - Eulogy 30”x40”,  Acrylic on Canvas $2,000

 


Dave Berrang - Dissolution of Self, 43”x36”, oil on canvas, $1,300

 


Dave Berrang - A heart can hold many homes, 20”x20”, oil, acrylic and paper on canvas, $400

 

 

For information on the pieces and the inspiration behind them, or to inquire about purchasing or seeing in person, please contact Rabee Kiwan at:  mobile 513-307-7932 or email: rabeekiwan (at) gmail.com

For information on the paintings, or to inquire about purchasing or seeing in person, please contact Dave Berrang p.207-415-2286 or email: dave.berrang (at) gmail.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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