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Wissam al Haddad

 

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.