Dia Azzawi Art
He is noted for incorporating arabic script into his paintings.
Dia azzawi art. Dia azzawi born 1939 is an iraqi born painter and sculptor now living and working in london and one of the pioneers of modern arab art. Skip to beginning of content. Dia al azzawi is an iraqi artist known for both his paintings and sculpture which incorporate traditional elements of arabic calligraphy scenes from iraq s history and babylonian symbols.
May 12 2018 may 30 2023. Find the latest shows biography and artworks for sale by dia azzawi. Skip to main content.
Dia al azzawi and parviz tanavoli abu dhabi art meem gallery emirates palace abu dhabi. Modernism and iraq columbia university wallach art gallery new york. Arab museum of modern art doha.
My home land art sawa dubai. Dia azzawi is internationally recognized as one of the pioneers of modern arab art. Regarded as one of iraq s greatest painters dia azzawi started his artistic career in 1964 after graduating from the institute of fine arts in baghdad and completing a degree in archaeology from baghdad university in 1962.
Page 1 of 1. Known for his abstract paintings sculptures and tapestries azzawi is not only an artist but also a social and political activist. A century of modern art mathaf.
Poetry and folkloric memory drawn from ancient and contemporary iraqi and arab histories resonate in the artwork of internationally renowned dia al azzawi. 1939 353 followers.