New Arabian horse sculpture overlooks Damascus neighborhoods

Damascus (ST): From a Damascene square, a sculpture for an Arabian horse, (known for as always carrying knights in defence of Damascus) quenching his thirst from Faijah water, overlooks the quarters of the oldest inhabited capital in the world.

The 4 meters high sculpture, which was amalgamated with the spirit of the Orient, was created by the Syrian sculptor Hussam Janood in his simple studio.

With his simple tools, Janood managed to achieve a great sculptural work in a clever way that left an attractive impression to the spectators.

The sculptor said that he took the Arabian horse to be the theme of his sculpture because it symbolizes for our great history, genuine Arab identity, our steadfastness and pride.

He also talked about the difficulties which he faced in making this work. For this reason, he divided the work into several stages because his small studio wasn’t qualified to implement such a sculpture at this value.

The famous artist Sohail Baddour described Jannood’s sculpture as a great work that was carefully done.

Janood is currently working on a sculpture that deals with the war on Syria and the steadfastness of Syrian women and their crucial role in bringing up a generation adhering to resistance and steadfastness.

K.Q.