A Collective Art Exhibition in Lattakia Marking Syrian Plastic Art Days
With the participation of 43 artists belonging to different generations and schools of art, Al-Bassel Gallery for Exhibitions in Lattakia hosted a collective art exhibition organized by the Fine Artists Union branch there in cooperation with the Directorate of Culture in Lattakia.
The event, which was held within the activities of the Syrian Plastic Art Days, combined between artworks by prominent high-qualified artists and young ones.
The exhibits varied between painting with a multiplicity of techniques oil, acrylic, graphics and sculpture .Wood and stone formed the two main materials in the participating sculptures.
Head of the Plastic Artists Union branch in Lattakia, Farid Raslan, told SANA that the exhibition displayed artworks which represent various schools including realism, expressionism and abstract.
Artist Reslan believed that the diversity in the level of experiences displayed in the exhibition serves the development of the plastic art movement in the governorate and creates a state of dialogue between artists and the audience.
For his part, sculptor Muhammad Ba'ajano said collective exhibitions are distinguished by providing an opportunity to achieve a state of communication between the participating artists in addition to encouraging them to participate in new artworks to exchange different experiences .
Plastic artist and teacher at the Plastic Arts Center, Abdullah Khaddam, noted the importance of the effectiveness of the Syrian Plastic Art Days days because they give impetus to the plastic movement in Lattakia , especially through collective exhibitions, where different experiences from expressionism to hyper-realism converge.
In turn , plastic artist, Bassam Nasser’s artwork in the exhibition symbolized the Syrian woman in ancient civilizations. He underlined that such cultural activities embody the permanent presence of art in our country despite all the circumstances and the nobility of Syrian deep-rooted civilization and its ability to be distinguished.
Rawaa Ghanam