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The Syrian Ministry of Culture has named the plastic artist Mohammed Naji Al-Obaid, who died Thursday at the age of 101 years.
The ministry said in a statement that the deceased artist "is considered one of the early founders of the Union of Fine Arts, where he holds card No. 4 after the artists Afif Bahnasi, Naim Ismail and Mamdouh Qashlan ".
"He is also founder of the Fine Arts Union of Deir El-Zour, member of the Arab Plastic Union and a member of the Society of Art Friends in Damascus."
Born in Deir al-Zour, in eastern Syria, in 1918, he worked as a journalist, professor of art education and calligrapher, before devoting himself to art. .
Influenced by different schools and artistic trends, but the essence of his work is what is called a "folk art" derived from the daily lives of people and their habits, clothes and homes.
The slaves left a lot of business with nearly 600 paintings, including portraits of important kings, dignitaries and dignitaries such as Farouk I of Egypt, Hussein bin Talal of Jordan and Syrian President Adib al-Shishakli.
He has participated in some 115 local and Arab exhibitions and organized 35 private exhibitions. His honor has been awarded to Syria on more than one occasion and he has received 12 medals and a certificate of appreciation, including the medal of March 8th.
His work has acquired great institutions and museums, including the National Library of France in Paris, and his work has been the subject of many scientific messages in universities.
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