Plastic artist Seraj El Kandah… a promising talent in Al-Hasaka

 Hasaka governorate has witnessed in the recent years promising artistic experiences that will revive the masterpieces created by creative artists such as Omar Hamdi, Sabri Raphael, Barsom Barsuma and others.

Seraj Al-Kandah, is one of these young plastic artists,who has created a distinguished place for himself at the art scene in Hasaka, as his participations in the exhibitions win the approval and admiration of  art lovers and the artistic community.

Nature and the traditional material heritage of the Syrian al-Jazeera, in addition to portraits, are the main titles of his works in light of his continuous effort to develop and improve his artistic experience.

Al-Kandah explained to SANA that his love for drawing and art started early during the stages of elementary and middle education, and that his drawings at that time had varied between charcoal and oil painting, and covered many topics, indicating that his artistic experience has evolved to become more professional and scientific by joining  the artist, Hassan Hamdan, in the city of Hasaka, who contributed a lot to supporting and developing his experience.

Artist Al-Kandah adds, “Drawing is a talent in the first place, then science and practice come second in order to refine this talent and put it in the artistic template that defines the features of the final work and makes it viable and acceptable by the public,” stressing that he adopts realism as a method for his works, as it reflects his daily visions and observations of the people and the environment around him.

Artist Al-Kandah shows that integration in the artistic painting needs precision in choosing the calligraphy, color, and subject, pointing  that art for him is a key to happiness that opens up the horizons for expressing himself, his aspirations and ideas.

He  believes that Al-Hasaka Governorate has experienced a lot of distinctive youth art experiences in recent years, but these  experiences, as he said, need care and attention that they would mature in the optimal form that qualifies them to play a role in the movement of art and creativity in the province.

The artist, Seraj Abdul-Razzaq Al-Kandah, born in Hasaka, 2001, studied at the Music Institute. He has many artistic participations in joint art exhibitions held in Al-Hasaka Governorate.

Amal Farhat