Middle Eastern Art Quarterly

Art Exhibition

“Color is a Journey of Survival” Exhibition by artist Saad Twaij after 30 years of exile With the conclusion of the personal exhibition of the Iraqi artist Saad Twaij, who resides in the United Arab Emirates, which was organized under the title “Color is a Journey of Survival” in The Gallery Hall in the Karrada area, and which is considered his first personal exhibition after an absence of more than thirty years outside the country Which lasted from May 31 to June 9, the artist mentioned that holding the exhibition in Baghdad has a different taste for him, and he also noticed a great development in artistic taste at various social levels Twaij stated in an interview with the 964 Network correspondent after the conclusion of the exhibition, that “the exhibition in Baghdad has a different taste and has a special psychological impact that makes every expatriate artist approach a world that he has been far away from due to alienation.. a mysterious feeling between warmth, refreshment and dream while you are living all this celebration and interest.” Twaij, who moved between Jordan and Turkey and finally settled in Abu Dhabi, added, “I found in Baghdad a rapid growth in the collective taste for artistic display, and I even sensed through dialogues and discussions with different social levels that interest in art began to take up a large space in the consciousness of the Iraqi person” Finally, he stated, "This exhibition held in Baghdad was the culmination of an experience that took me a long time, which concluded the journey of staying with color through this last exhibition in order to prepare for the beginning of a new phase." Saad Twaij holds a diploma in graphic art from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1982, and a BA in drawing from the College of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1986. He currently resides in the Emirates, and has had personal exhibitions in Baghdad, Muscat, and Amman, between 2003 and 2020 Twaij managed the "Abla" Art Gallery in Baghdad between 1986 and 1992, and has also contributed to the restoration and maintenance of plastic works

August 28, 2024

Art Exhibition

مع اختتام المعرض الشخصي للفنان العراقي سعد تويج المقيم في الإمارات العربیة المتحدة والذي نظم تحت عنوان “اللون رحلة بقاء” في قاعة ذا غاليري بمنطقة الكرادة،… read more

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