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Информация
Ahmad Kanaan (1965-) is a Palestinian visual artist born in Tamra . He studied art at Khalil Rayyan's studio and then at the Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts in Jerusalem in 1989, where he earned a diploma in museum studies. He worked for five years in a bronze sculpture factory in Jerusalem , taught sculpture at the Galilee Center College in Sakhnin and the Nazareth College of Arts, organized exhibitions, managed the municipal art gallery in Tamra, and founded the Kanaan Art Gallery in Tamra.
His artistic style
He works in sculpture andHis drawings, which vary in subject matter, range from ancient civilizations and decorative forms of Islamic art on the one hand, to his lived reality as a Palestinian citizen under occupation in a complex political situation on the other. He worked on deconstruction and reconstruction as a theme of identity itself, reconstructing it over twenty years of his artistic career, drawing meaning and form from the present and the past, relying on the political and cultural heritage, blending the personal with the public, and starting from the self, which forms a cornerstone in the mosaic of contemporary Palestinian art.
Exhibitions
He participated in numerous local and international exhibitions, including: Humanity Under Siege, Basir Khair, Quest, Ploughs, Autumn Exhibition, Mashateeh, Anat, I Am Here, Self-Portrait, Knight of Dreams, On a Thin Thread, Close to Home, "50 Years Since the Nakba," The Gate, Visit Palestine, Textile, Correspondence, Man of the Land, Colors of Life, and Transformations in a Time of Wars. Kanaan also participated in several festivals, including: Encounter in Poland, Stone Sculpture Festival in Jordan, Stones on the Border in Germany, Refugees in Greece, Fez in Morocco, Porcelain in Hungary, Stone Sculpture in the United Arab Emirates, and Painting Festivals in Turkey.
Collectibles
His works are held in numerous institutions, including the Jordan National Museum, the Umm al-Fahm Museum, the Ramzi and Saida Dalloul Foundation in Beirut, the Barjeel Collection in Sharjah, and the Krakow Museum in Poland.
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