Ugarit civilization is the source of inspiration of plastic artist Hassan Halabi

Ugarit  occupies a significant position on the map of the ancient civilizations in the middle east and its discovery in the first quarter of the 20thcentury is considered as one of the most important events of archeological studies.

Inspired by the  civilization of Ugarit the artist Hassan Halabi  has reflected through   drawing and carving on wood and  pressing copper   the deep-rooted civilization as Syria embraces  the first culture which dates back to thousands of years ago.

Halabi,  who is a member  of the  Fine Artists’ Union made it clear to SANA  that through his artistic paintings , in which he  uses  the trunk of more than  a 12 thousand year old tree , the artist Halabi  tries to embody his love for his country  Syria and its  deep-rooted cultural civilization guided by its Ugarit civilization, which is  the first alphabet and musical notes in history..

Halabi stressed  that  the artist’s duty  is  to embody and document history through artistic works that remain a beacon for generations, noting that he has completed an artistic work entitled (Syrian birth) displaying a sailor’s cry calling for stopping the brutal aggression against Syria.

The artist Halabi hopes that his painting will be displayed at the upcoming Al Mahabba Festival in Latakia, especially since he has held numerous art exhibitions outside Syria during the past years with the aim of highlighting Syria’s  civilization in the world.

Halabi’s  studio contains more than 70 sculptures  made from olive wood, berries and stone, the most prominent of which is a sculpture  that contains seven grains of wheat  as this figure has a special symbolic .  The studio also  includes 30 graphics artworks and 28 copper plates that bear the titles of Fayrouz’s songs..

The solo  exhibitions, which  Halabi held in Syria, France, and Spain,  were the first of their kinds at the Arab level  using copperplate, indicating  that  his  85 artworks are  distributed between the two Syrian embassies in Madrid and Paris, in addition to a huge artwork  in the Directorate of Post  in Lattakia province which  embodies  the daily life in Ugarit including  agriculture and animal husbandry…

 

Rawaa Ghanam

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