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Iraqi
artist Wissam al Haddad graduated from the College of Fine Arts, Baghdad
University and specialized in ceramics. He has extensively exhibited in
Baghdad, Jordan, Cairo UAE, Qatar, Italy and Ireland and received many
international awards in festivals and biennals. His work can be found
in museums and institutions in Arabic as well as in foreign countries
Wissam is known for his distinguished style in emphasizing the beauty
of the Arabic letter, by combining the old with the modern, working in
a very creative way blending pottery, sculpture, painting and calligraphy.
To show the original colours of the clay, the artist doesn't glaze the
letters. He introduces new materials and abstract shapes to this ceramics
whilst honouring calligraphy as a classic art.
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