Sami Mattar

Sami Mattar

Sami Mattar has had his work published in magazines, books, newspapers and encyclopedias; international renowned publications have recognized his technique and the quality of his paintings.



Awards

1965 • Mention - First Visual Art Exhibition of Brazil, Museum of Modern Art - Rio, Brazil.

1966 • Mention - Second Visual Art Exhibition of Brazil, Museum of Modern Art - Rio, Brazil.

1966 • Mention - 1st National Salon of Modern Art - Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

1967 • Mention - 1st National Salon of Modern Art - Brasilia, Brazil.

1968 • Mention - 4th National Visual Art Exhibition of Brazil, Museum of Modern Art - Rio, Brazil.

1969 • Prize of Vagem - 18th National Salon of Modern Art, Ministry of Education and Culture - Rio, Brazil (the prize was annulled - the artist wasn't yet naturalized Brazilian).

1969 • Mention - 5th National Visual Art Exhibition of Brazil, Museum of Modern Art - Rio, Brazil.

1992 • Mention - 30th Annual Fremont Art Association - San Francisco, CA, USA.

1995 • Trophy Mais, Mais - Namur Travel - FL, USA.

1996 • Trophy Mais, Mais - Namur Travel - FL, USA.

1996 • Mention - Hispanic Heritage in America, The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin-American Art - Miami, FL, USA.

1996 • Honorary Mention - 25th Anniversary Batik, The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin-American Art - Miami, FL, USA.

1997 • Honorary Mention - Collective, Hispanic Heritage in America, Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art - Miami, FL, USA.

1997 • Honorary Mention - Collective, "Las Americas", Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art - Miami, FL, USA.

2000 • Nominated for the Brazilian Academy of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

"Tivesse Sami Matar recebido à atenção merecida, seria talvez o artista surrealista mais importante do cenário das artes plásticas brasileira nesse segmento.

Portador de um desenho irretocável, e uma criatividade indescritível, Sami tem uma virtude peculiar de transmitir em suas telas diversos tipos de mensagens, ora a de protestos contra as transgressões a natureza, ou simplesmente exaltar as belezas naturais de nosso planeta, conjugando com figuras lindas de mulheres.

Se analisarmos suas pinturas, veremos sempre uma mensagem a ser interpretada pelo espectador. É o Surrealismo útil, belo e contemporâneo, de quem tem pleno domínio do que produz; é a materialização do sonho ou da imaginação do verdadeiro artista."