Madi died at his home in Beirut, after a busy artistic life that he spent, especially between Lebanon and Italy, during which he mixed painting and philosophy, and lived through different artistic trends.

Madi, who is called the “Picasso of the East,” was known for his distinctive geometric approach in his artistic works, relying on triangles, circles and other shapes that produce creative work that bears a special imprint.

The veteran artist lived for decades in Rome, until he said in a previous interview that Italy “refined his art,” but he also did not miss Beirut, where he taught at the Institute of Fine Arts at the Lebanese University.

The Minister of Culture in the Lebanese caretaker government, Muhammad Wissam Al-Murtada, mourned the late visual artist, and said that his brush “is like a rainbow, as it is the emotion of color with the ripples of nature.”

Al-Murtada continued: “As for his paintings, each one of them is two opposite mirrors of himself and the earth, reflecting moments of harmony between man and his surroundings. They are the pinnacle of the creative state that renews existence.”

He added: “Now I fell from the painting lost, and Hussein Madi went on a wooden plank to Shebaa, the land he loved, and depicted heroism there in the form of flowers, trees, and a river, deepening the affiliation of art to the cause of freedom.”

He concluded: “Hussein Madi, his name will remain engraved on the tablet of eternal culture. May God have mercy on him, and may his family, colleagues, those who appreciate his art, and the people of his proud town, Shebaa, have patience and solace.”