Sara Atrouni (b. 1992, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese artist based in Portugal whose practice investigates the essence and materiality of painting. Working primarily with acrylic paint skins, she explores the boundary between painting, sculpture, and installation by separating paint from its traditional support and allowing it to exist as an autonomous object.
Her work focuses on process, chance, and material behavior. By pouring acrylic paint onto plastic surfaces and peeling it once dry, she reduces painting to its fundamental element — paint itself — allowing gravity, time, and environmental conditions to shape each piece. This approach emphasizes organic movement, transparency, and the physical presence of color while minimizing direct human control.
Atrouni’s works often take sculptural forms, challenging conventional expectations of painting and exploring themes of transformation, fragility, and perception. Her practice reflects an ongoing investigation into how painting can exist beyond the canvas while retaining its essential qualities.
