Sculptor Odette Deeb … the Martyrdom of her Son Highlighted her Hidden Talent

Art is much more than a painting , a song or a sculpture, it is an expression of our  emotions.  Using art to express feelings is essential.  It can be a record of what the artist is feeling..  

Sculptor Odette Deeb  found in onyx stone a refuge to express her feelings.  She managed to turn this stone  into unique  sculptural works, which increase year after year in terms of form and theme..  

The sculptor’s annual exhibition, which is held in her town Marmarita , has become  an overture to attract artists and those who are concerned with cultural issues in Homes and its countryside.. 

The  martyrdom  of her  son six years ago turned Deeb  into a plastic artist who  is keen on  holding  an exhibition every year on her son’s birthday as a token of loyalty and love.  

The sculptor , who is the director of  Marmarita Cultural Center told SANA  that the loss of her son gave birth to her deep feelings  which she  turned into stone to  turned ,producing faces and forms of nature that  express  her grief and oppression over the  martyrdom of her son.   

Regarding her choice of sculpting and engraving on stone, she emphasized that nothing can  hinder  the artist as  strong  will, passion and determination are the artist’s main motives to come out with his unique creativity..

Maternal feelings of Deeb  made her  overcome  her first artistic attempts at drawing her son’s face to enter the world of sculpture.  She had used  different types of stone before the onyx stone in which she found her creative ambition which helped her overcome the ordeal of loosing her son .  

It is noteworthy to mention that the sculptor  Deeb  was honored at the exhibition of the National Center for Visual Arts in Damascus in 2019. Her artistic message in the exhibition summarized  the fact that art is the fight against ugliness with beauty.  

Rawaa Ghanam