Syrian Rainbow

Within the framework of the “Syrian Rainbow” campaign,  Union of the Revolution Youth, Lattakia Branch, held a national artistic activity in which a number of young Syrian artists took part.  The artists made mural decorated paintings where they drew panels on the walls of schools and public Establishments.

 The Syria Times interviewed some of those who chose to express their adoration  to their country through painting. Ghatfan Mukhes,  director of the artistic activities of the youth organization. Mukhes affirmed the significance of such activities by saying that these artistic works emphasize the immaculate values and culture of the Syrian people.

 For his part, Ahmad Hamoudi, asserted the need for co-operation between Artists and youth Union to launch such activities which will mean a lot to the political and artistic landscape in the sense that the title depicts the spectra of all Syrians who gathered around their leader to protect the country .

Plastic Artist Hussen Sakkor clarified that the idea of the murals to decorate the city and walls of the  schools in Lattakia is very gorgeous . It reflects the youth’s creative and talented senses and it gives them experience and courage and helps the youth develop their own strong character . The theme of the panel is very simple, it is a Phoenician boat with a big sail,  colors  represent the Syrian flag. On the bank of the lake there is a nymph playing the flute waiting for the boat to arrive. The background of the boat is colored with green and brown, the color of the soil, to indicate that the boat will arrive the island safely.

Artists, participating in this work, are Ammar Salim , Abdullah Al-Shab, Hazar Ibrahim , Nour Taha , Leen shaheen , Narmen Omran , Marim Adra and Marim Aziz.

They all affirmed their strong confidence that the Syrian Army, people and leadership will emerge victorious from the crisis waged by foreign-backed terrorism. 

Zainab Makhlouf