“Syrian Eyes “exhibition opened at Damascus Gallery

Damascus (ST): In the “Syrian Eyes” exhibition, Damascus Gallery brought together two generations of artists, the first is the founding generation of Syrian plastic art, and the second is following the pioneers’ march and working to develop this art.

The exhibition, which included 14 works of large and small scale, adorned its walls with 7 paintings by artists from the pioneers of Syrian plastic art, namely Naseer Shura, Fateh Al-Mudarres, Mahmoud Hammad, Naim Ismail, Louay Kayali, Marwan Qassab Bashi and Nazir Nabaa, and 7 paintings by contemporary artists Saad Yakan, Bahram Hajo, Ali Maqous and Fouad Dahdouh. Hammoud Chentoot, Ahmed Mualla and Nizar Sabour.

The exhibition’s paintings, with their colors, techniques, and styles, touched the richness, diversity, and uniqueness of the works of the two generations.

The Minister of Culture, Dr. Labana Mashouh, said in a statement:  “The importance of the exhibition comes as it illustrates the development of the Syrian artistic movement,” expressing her pride in the Syrian artists who have their own mark on the Syrian and international scene, and calling on all those concerned with art to participate in the Digital Fine Art Museum, which The Ministry of Culture is working on shaping it.

For his part, the Director of Fine Arts, Wassim Abdel Hamid, considered that the importance of the exhibition comes because it contains the works of two generations of the most important Syrian  artists.

The distinguished artist Saad Yakan pointed out that the importance of the exhibition lies in its idea, which presented a realistic picture of Syrian thinking for the last 50 years, pointing out that the exhibition carries a great value represented by the human and artistic value in different styles and topics that fall in the focus of supporting the Syrian arts movement.

In the interview of the artist Ali Maqous to news correspondent about the painting in which he participated in the exhibition, he explained that nature has a clear impact on his work as a result of a relationship of contemplation that brings him together with nature, from which he stores many influences that he works with in the studio.

K.Q.