Annual Exhibition of The Plastic Artists Union

The plastic art audience had a creative space to follow the works of a large number of artists from the eighties generation in the annual exhibition organized by the Syrian Plastic Artists Union in Damascus.

The exhibition, which witnessed the reopening of the main Arab gallery hall, which is one of the old halls concerned with plastic life in Syria, included about 100 plastic paintings and other sculptures by artists from different governorates.

The artist, Farid Shankan, participated in a work entitled ‘The Blue Moon’, in which he focused on Syrian antiquities, including those of Ugarit, where the blue color was combined with gray.

Artist Eva Al-Abbas participated in a painting in which she expressed the radiances inspired by the Arab East, while the sculptor Ghazi Aana participated in a sculptural work of wood in a simplified abstract style.

As for the artist, Issam Al-Mamoun participated in a work in which he moved away from repetition, which is a sculpture made of palm bamboo, a durable and lightweight material, in addition to incorporating acrylic backgrounds. The aim of this work, as he put it, is to create a new visual scene for the recipient.

The artist, Osama Diab, also participated in a work about women, using earthen colors using acrylic technology.

The opening was attended by a member of the Executive Office in the Damascus Governorate for the Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Sector, lawyer Faisal Sorour, and a number of interested parties.

It is worth mentioning that Al-Riwaq Al-Arabi Gallery, affiliated to the Union of Plastic Artists, has hosted exhibitions of major artists since its establishment 40 years ago, and had its own mark on the history of plastic art in Syria.

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