Nawar Haedar & Yamen Yousef Exhibition at Art on 56th

Art on 56th is hosting an exhibition by Nawar Haedar & Yamen Yousef. Yousef, born in 1982 in Tartous, Syria, is one of the most promising Syrian sculptors. H His work has been the highlight of several solo and group exhibitions in Syria, Lebanon, and most recently part of the Reconciliation through the arts program in Washington DC, New York, Texas and New Mexico, USA.

The sculptures speak volumes while saying nothing at all. Some sculptures give a sense of being suspended in mid-flight whereas others appear to be drawings or sketches that have come to life and taken three-dimensional forms. His sculptures are usually heavily built formed from carved wood and featuring colored sculpted bodies in different expressive positions and arrangements.

Nawar Haedar is a promising and talented Syrian artist born in 1979. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Damascus in 2006 and a Master’s degree in 2012.

Haedar currently resides and displays his art in Thailand, after having showcased in solo and group exhibitions around Damascus. The artist’s work ranges from ink on paper to acrylic on canvas. Additionally, it is unique in its spontaneity as expressed in the brush strokes, the naïve yet dark treatment of subjects, and the use of symbolic and non-human forms.