The huge sculptural blocks of rocks and tree trunks mark Isa Salameh’s sculptures

The huge sculptural blocks of rocks and tree trunks, which distinguish the sculptures of the artist Isa Salameh, tempt him to work on topics that suit their style, such as the memorials of the martyrs and the great personalities in the squares thus making his art viewable by all people.

Sculptor Salameh explained in an interview with SANA that he loved  sculpturing from a young age and practiced his hobby with simple tools and  without a teacher, pointing out that our ancient Syrian ancestors carved the statues and dated their lives with their works that are still  in museums to tell us about their ancient civilization.

Salameh indicated that the Syrian myth is his intellectual and sculptural identity, as our country is the birthplace of the alphabet, where  temples and palaces were built and ships were manufactured thousands of years ago, considering that our contemporary art is an extension of that civilization and it is our duty to embody it so that it remains a message to the grandchildren.

Regarding the women in his works, the sculptor Salameh mentioned that he always seeks to show her in his works as a symbol of love, fertility and giving and to focus on her beauty as the ancients had done where they embodied her in the form of Ishtar and Venus .

He considers that the presence of huge sculptural blocks in the squares and gardens gives an aesthetic value to the place and shows the power and skill of the sculptor by formulating its surfaces to enhance the presence of great personalities in our daily life, which made his sculptures present in the squares of Tartous, Homs and other cities to glorify  the symbols of the homeland and martyrdom..

Salameh focused on his participation in the “Banias Pearl “Festival, where he produced amazingly beautiful sculptures  of stone and wood, including a Mermaid, the goddess of love, Ishtar and others, pointing out to his participation with several sculptures of stone and tree trunks in the” roaming Ishtar  Festival ” around the world.

It is worth noting that the artist Salameh was born in Banias. He is a member of the Union of Fine Artists, Tartous Branch. He received several certificates of appreciation and honorary shields. He participated in most of the exhibitions inside and outside Syria  and won several competitions in sculpture.

Amal Farha