Lattakia’s female plastic artists celebrate Mothers’ Day in a collective art exhibition

With the participation of 22 female plastic artists belonging to different generations and schools of art, Al-Bassel Gallery for Exhibition in Lattakia hosted a collective art exhibition organized by the Fine Art Union branch there.

The event, which was held within the celebrations of International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day, showcased 37 artworks by prominent high-qualified artists and young ones.

The exhibits varied between painting with a multiplicity of techniques: oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor in addition to engraving sculptural artworks.

Head of the Fine Art Union Branch in Lattakia Farid Reslan stressed in a statement to the Syriatimes e-newspaper that the exhibition is an affirmation of the presence of the female as an active member of the Syrian plastic movement.

He expressed his admiration for the aesthetics of the exhibition in terms of the diversity of techniques and methods used by the participating female artists.

Artist Reslan believed that the diversity in the level of experiences displayed in the exhibition serves the development of the plastic movement in the governorate and creates a state of dialogue between artists and the audience.

The participant Dr. Najwa Ahmed, who is a professor at the Faculties of Architecture and Fine Arts at Tishreen University, addressed a greeting of appreciation and love to all the women who struggled through their strong character and will to prove their presence and effective role in society.

“I tried to embody the current situation through symbols in my paintings such as fish, which is a symbol of goodness and giving, a rooster which always crows as a symbol of a new hope, and the cries of women which symbolize groans and hope for having a better future” Dr. Najwa told the Syriatimes.

She expressed her pride in the participation of young female artists from the promising generation who expressed through their paintings mature artistic experiences, stressing that their participation is an opportunity to exchange experiences with them, encourage and motivate them to continue their artistic career.

The plastic artist and sculptor Rania Rehawi reflected the meanings of motherhood, the sensitive feelings of the female through her two paintings.

“The word “mother” expresses great, sublime, and exceptional meanings. The mother is the first female we see in our lives. The relationship between a mother and her children is a very touching one thatI was keen to highlight through my artworks” the artist Rehawi expressed to the Syriatimes.

“My first painting in the exhibition entitled “Motherhood” through which I tried to embody the mother’s embrace for her child, the spiritual, psychological and physical entanglement and the intertwining of feelings” she said .

Rehawi stressed color is the basis of fine art, and the first thing that catches the eye of the recipient is the color.

The artist confirmed that through the colors used in the painting, she tried to express this unique relationship, as she used green, which symbolizes the fertility of the relationship between the mother and her children, and the solid colors that embody the warmth of this relationship.

Rehawi’s second painting bears the title “An invitation to Meditation ”as meditation is an essential thing in a woman’s life which expresses the psychological and spiritual depth of the female life, according to the artist.

Rehawi explained “I expressed the idea of meditation through the female standing on the sea, the source of feelings, romance and meditation. I chose the blue color in my paintings, which is the color of the sea and the sky, and the symbol of serenity, purity and calm”.

The sculptor and plastic artist Balsam Al-Shater participated in a ceramic sculpture that expressed the beauty and strength of women in order to achieve noble goals. The sculptor stressed women contribute to the progress of society and the development of civilization as an essential partner in society.

“Through my three paintings in the exhibition I tried to embody different cases of women’s experiences in their surroundings”, the young artist Shiraz Darwish said.

The artist embodied the silent language of women through her eyes and her shape. In another painting, the artist worked to highlight the strength of women’s personality by overcoming the difficulties they face.

Darwish used warm colors that expressed love and tenderness, such as red, yellow, and orange.

The plastic artist and sculptor Rania Rehawi reflected the meanings of motherhood, the sensitive feelings of the female through her two paintings.

Interviewed by: Rawaa Ghanam

Photos by: Rawaa Ghanam