Aleppo-Sana
Tishreen Art Gallery hosted the Artist Louay Kayali’s Forum for Fine Art, which was organized by the Aleppo Culture Directorate in cooperation with the Fathi Muhammad Center for Fine Arts.
The first day of the forum included a live drawing workshop that dealt with sculptural works and a group painting that embodied the works of the late artist Kayali, with the participation of 20 students from the Fathi Muhammad Art Center.
The Director of Culture in Aleppo, Jaber Al-Sajour, confirmed in a statement to SANA reporter that the artist Kayali is considered a creative artistic stature who left a distinctive imprint in the world of art, as he was from the expressive school.
Al-Sajour mentioned that the first joint exhibition of the artist Kayali was in 1960 with the artist Fateh Al-Modarres, and that he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, in addition to his studies in Aleppo, and won a number of awards for his creative artwork. He worked as a teacher of fine arts at the University of Damascus and participated in many shows and competitions. Unique in drawing.
The head of the Union of Fine Artists in Aleppo, Nouran Jabakji, pointed out the importance of the artistic productions created by the artist Kayali, in addition to his graduation of many artists who are still continuing to complete his rich artistic career, stressing that his works will remain a school for future generations, from which many young artists are quoted.
The head of the Fathi Muhammad Center for Fine Arts, Engineer Wafaa Alaya, explained the importance of this artistic activity, which develops the skills of the participating students of the center and introduces them to the works of the artist Louay Kayali, indicating that the collective painting that the students draw directly in front of the audience mimics the works of the artist Kayali in addition to the restoration work of some statues inspired by his sculptural works .
The plastic artist, Lucy Maqsoud, who supervises the students’ work during the forum, pointed out the importance of this workshop, which sheds light on the international artists who started from the city of Aleppo and are proud of them and their works to introduce the new generations to the products of the great plastic artists, which contributes to introducing them to different artistic methods that gradually shape their artistic identity.
Among the participants in the forum between the plastic artist and the sculptor Majid Jubaili is the importance of restoring the sculptural formations made of pottery to help students draw still nature, while Mazkin Al-Ahmad indicated her participation in drawing a painting by the artist Kayali that embodies the flute seller, trying as much as possible to follow his drawing style to revive his artwork.
Zainab Chahoud
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