Saleh Reda

Published on 2 March 2025 at 11:58

Visual Artist Saleh Reda

“The creativity of the beautiful portrait.. and the culture of nature and its beauty”

 

The creativity of the love of nature and its body with all its captivating beauty after searching for it in the corners of creativity that loves it. He is always searching for the moment that creates beauty a creative rebel against his reality who wants nothing from it except to be obedient to it while he draws it, believing that we are the ones who make reality, not make it. therefore we are the ones who determine the features of beauty and ugliness in it an artist who excelled in drawing portraits.

 

And it is the art of drawing that displays a likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. A general image is not a snapshot, but rather a picture of the person in a fixed position. The portrait often shows the image of the person directly in the painter or photographer.

 

The first to draw the three-dimensional portrait with other materials was the Italian Giuseppe Arcimboldo.  It is one of the ancient arts that the Pharaonic civilization used before Akhenaten 1365 BC. An academic innovator who searches for artistic talent in the new generation, as he believes that generations create life. He does not believe in the principle of art for art's sake, but art was created for society.

 

He was influenced by his great teachers such as Fayeq Hassan and Ismail Fattah Al-Turk. His culture is inspired by the spirit of the simple and thoughtful person. He does not like to draw to draw, but to be an effective element in spreading intellectual awareness in the society that suffers the bitterness of today's time. A creative person who has traveled with his brush to many Arab countries and is known by his hat that accompanies him, he is the plastic artist Saleh Reda, a well-known artist known for his rich contributions in the arenas of artistic literature. He has many personal exhibitions in his country, the most important of which are.. College of Fine Arts in 1982.

 

 College of Education Baghdad in 1983. Al-Mustansiriya University in 1984. The Sixteenth Conference of Arab Teachers Baghdad in 1991. Al-Zaman Newspaper in 2006. National Reconciliation in Baqubah in  2010. Office of the Minister of Education in 2011. Teachers Syndicate on the occasion of Teacher's Day in 2013. Baghdad is the capital of culture in 2013. And our creator has two murals that decorated the facade of the Education Department of Diyala Governorate. In addition to his personal exhibition held by the Ministry of Culture and Information in Baghdad.

 

And our creator has international exhibitions, the most important of which are. Al-Fath Complex Exhibition in Tripoli in 1995. Plus Hotel Exhibition in Kemert, Tunisia in 2001. Al-Khalidiya Plus Hotel Exhibition in Abu Dhabi in 2002. And the Cultural Complex Exhibition in Abu Dhabi in 2003. And the Cairo Exhibition in 2009. And the Ankara Exhibition, Turkey in 2015.

 

During his creative career, he won many awards, certificates of appreciation, and international and Iraqi shields of creativity. May you remain a creator and a human being who carries the culture of art and high creativity.

 

(Hamed Al - Dhabani)

 

Prepared by Angela Kosta-Artist Coordinator Writers Capital International Foundation

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