Paintings Ribal

Born in Baissour, Lebanon, in 1992, Ribal Molaeb moved to Salzburg, Austria at the age 17, to study at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. He later moved to Vienna to study at the University for Music and Performing Arts, where he received his Master’s degree in Arts with distinction.

Ribal was assigned as the artistic director of ”SUMITO’’ Art and Music Association in Switzerland.

In Lebanon, he is the founder of ”Molaeb Festival for Chamber Music and Fine Arts”.

Since his early childhood, Ribal was immersed in the world of oil paints, daily learning his skills in the studio of his father,

the acclaimed Middle Eastern artist Jamil Molaeb.

Having spent eight years living and studying music in Vienna, Ribal’s musical education profoundly shaped his artistic vision as a colorist. Parallel to his practice as a painter, Ribal performed as a musician on the Viola at international classical music festivals and concert halls worldwide. This unique journey has contributed significantly to his development as a deeply nuanced artist.

Ribal’s paintings have been exhibited with prominent galleries and institutions in cities such as New York, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, London, Paris, Antibes, Madrid, Amsterdam, Geneva, Basel and Zürich.

A painting by Ribal has been acquired by the Museum of Arab Art in Paris (IMA)

Among his participations at international art fairs, he held a solo exhibition at Volta Basel Art Fair 2024 and the Zürich art Fair 2024 and was featured at international Art fairs such as Art Paris 2022 and MENART Paris.

While currently living and working in Zürich, Switzerland, Ribal is represented by Saleh Barakat Gallery in Lebanon and

Mizoe Art Gallery in Japan.

About His Work:

In his early age, Ribal Molaeb was personally trained by his father Jamil Molaeb. He is also inspired by Lebanese 20th century abstract expressionists like Saliba Douaihy, Aref el Rayes and Shafic Abboud. Ribal Molaeb captures the serenity and immaculate beauty of nature: the sunrise viewed from one’s home, the initial moments of optimism at daybreak with its gradual spectrum of hues. A mystical, undulating mountain. An unobstructed horizon illuminated yet firmly rooted, devoid of concerns. A canvas void of any superfluous elements, offering nothing but tranquillity. Ribal’s artistic focus lies in the interplay and equilibrium of lines, forms, and colour gradations, a trait influenced by his background in classical music and musical education in Vienna that shapes his approach to painting. There is a musical orientation in the compositional, harmonic and melodic aspects of his works.