Memory of Creativity ... Syrian Plastic Art Days for the year 2019 at the Opera House

Damascus-Sana

The days of Syrian Plastic Art for the year 2019, held by the Ministry of Culture under the title "Memory of Creativity", were launched in Dar Al-Assad for Culture and Arts today.

The opening ceremony of the event hosted by the Drama Hall in the house included the presentation of a documentary film entitled "Exhibition Exhibitions" prepared by critic Saad Al-Qasim. Over a period of twenty minutes, he presented a historical account documented with pictures about art exhibitions in Syria from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day with the most important names of plastic artists from The generation of pioneers, and those who came after them are the artists who founded and influenced the Syrian plastic movement.

Six of the plastic artists who were distinguished by their creative creators, Abdullah Al-Sayed, Ghassan Jadid, Ghassan Nana'a, were also honored, in addition to the late artists Abdel-Qader Arnaout, Iqbal Qarsali and Ghassan Al-Sebaei.

"We are meeting today in the second session of the Syrian plastic art days, which includes many activities to establish the Damascus Biennial, especially that Syria is recovering and the normal life has started to return in various fields," Culture Minister Muhammad Al-Ahmad said in a statement to reporters, stressing that the true targeting of our country was directed to its history and heritage. And its civilization and the creativity of its children in the past and present, including more than seventeen thousand plastic art works that the Ministry of Culture keeps in its warehouses.

Information Minister Emad Sarah pointed out that this event is a challenge at a time when terrorism and its supporters are trying to spread the culture of death to harm Syria with all its social, cultural and economic components. We say through this event and others that our project is life and the colors that plastic artists use .. colors that express The life we ​​want is full of hope.

Minister Sarah affirmed that we are proud of our heritage and our present, which terrorism wanted to distort and optimize our future because we possess all its ingredients. We are building our present generation so that we can build the future for the sake of Syria that terrorism is trying to destroy and will not be able to do so.

The honored artist, the sculptor, the master who accomplished many sculptures, including the statue of Salahuddin Al Ayyubi and the Noah Damascene ship, he said, “Honor means that our works that we presented during the years of our artistic life are greatly appreciated, and although my work was hard and tired as a sculptor, I presented many sculptures to my country, including the Abu statue Tamam was destroyed by terrorism as part of his attempts to destroy beauty and history.

The honored artist Nanaa said, "Honoring the artist in his life is a recognition of the value of what he has provided to his country through his long artistic career. Today, he honors with me important names of artists who deserve honor for their rich artistic experiences during their years of life."

As for the honored artist Jadid, he said, “The works that I drew during my career carry the message of my city Tartous, and I all loved it, lived with it, and associated with it through memories, which are fixed elements that were reformulated again to convey my feelings to the viewer.”

The sculptor, Adel Khader, who executed three metal medals for the late honored artists that their relatives received during the honor, explained that these honorees are from the old generation of Syrian plastic artists and made great efforts in establishing the Syrian artistic movement and influenced generations of Syrian artists.

Within the days of the Syrian plastic arts, the annual autumn exhibition, the Arabic calligraphy and ceramics exhibition, photography, the post-pioneers exhibition in the Syrian plastic art, and several art exhibitions in various governorates, workshops and seminars are held in public and private art galleries, colleges of fine arts, institutes and art centers.

Muhammad Samir Tahan