Fine Art ‘Feather’ of Young Syrians – Creativity at Annual Young Artists Spring Exhibition

In more than 70 various works, adorning the walls of Khan As’ad Pasha in the Old Quarter of Damascus, the young Syrians’ art feather has appeared in the annual Spring Exhibition, organized by the Directorate of Fine Arts in the Ministry of Culture, to encourage young fine art talents.

The works included in the exhibition showed a good level of artistic performance in sculpture, carving and painting, in addition to innovated ideas presented by four Video Art works.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sana al-Shawa, said that the exhibition was part of the Ministry of Culture’s ongoing program for young artists, noting that the exhibition was not only an annual event but rather a project aimed at motivating young people, urging and directing them to the right place.

The works of the 76th exhibition, according to al-Shawa, were chosen by a joint committee from the Ministry of Culture, Faculty of Fine Arts and some artists and critics, as three prizes would be awarded for distinguished works in graphics, sculpture and painting.

Head of Fine Arts Faculty, Imad Kas-hoot, pointed out that Young Artists Spring Exhibition is an annual event, held every year nonstop despite the circumstances, with the aim of supporting young artists and making room for them to introduce their works to the audience. Kas-hoot added that the displayed works, chosen by an expert panel, for their quality and distinctiveness, herald the birth of new talents that reflect a sophisticated image of Syria.

Fine artist Soha Rizk, a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Visual Communication, presented a painting in the realistic style, called ‘The Meeting’, in which Soha painted the female by combining fiery, hot and cold colors, to tell about a meeting with love, life, reassurance and comfort that the female embodies.

According to artist Amani Zahr al-Din, a Faculty of Fine Arts graduate, her participation in the exhibition was an opportunity to get to know other artists and experiences. She added that her acrylics portrait in the realistic style, which carried the title of ‘Waiting’, embodied a girl in waiting mode in hope for a better future to achieve her dreams.

On his part, young artist Cesar Ma’zour, a graduate of Applied Arts Institute, sculpture specialty, took part in the exhibition through a work that incorporated different materials and was executed in a new style of sculpture.

It is noteworthy that the Spring Exhibition displays works of Syrian youth artists who are under the age of 35, noting that it is preceded by an Autumn Exhibition that displays works of older artists.

Rayan Faouri