| Contemporary
Artists from Bilad Al-Sham (1) |
"The private collection of The Arab Bank and The Abdul
Hameed Shoman Foundation"
"This exhibition displays 300
artworks of 52 Jordanian artists from the private collection
of The Arab Bank and The Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation"
Since the 1950s, Jordanian modern art has come a long
way in its development… like their peers in the Arab world,
Jordanian artists try to form their own artistic identity
by depicting local subject-matter in their art work, or
by borrowing various signs and motifs from their Nabatean
and Islamic cultural heritage, and linking them to the
present through well-known Western techniques and schools
of art.
The foundation of a modern art movement in Jordan have
been laid down through the strenuous efforts of artists
who at times faced difficult social, political, and economic
circumstances, which they overcame by unswerving dedication
and unshakable perseverance. Consequently, they were able
to express themselves and have society accept and appreciate
their creative work while striving towards a better future.
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Wijdan
Ali
1997
Modern
Art in Jordan
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| Fahrelnissa
Zeid (1901) |
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Oil on canvas,
(158 x 125cm)
1940
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1901
Born in 1901 in Istanbul, Turkey
Studied painting at the Fine Art Academy in Istanbul
1927
Went to Paris for further Studies at The Academy
Ranson Her work was profoundly influenced by her
professor Bissiere
1976
Moved to Amman and founded The Fahrenissa Zeid Royal
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1932
Born in Damascus, Syria
Studied Art at ( E.N.A.L.C.)
1962
Graduated from St Giacomo Institute in Rome
Studied painting and etching at Rochester Institute
of Technology, New York |
Graphic
(39 x 32cm) |
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Oil on canvas,
(92 x 73cm)
1986 |
1934
Born in Ain Karem, Palestine
1964
Graduated with distinction from the Accademia
de Bellas Artes, Rome
1970
Diploma in lithography and etching from the College
des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux, France
1975-1977
Tow years at the Academie des Beaux Arts in
Paris, studying etching and lithography
1980
Three months course in etching, and Ceramic conservation
in Italy
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1938
Born in Nablus, Palestine
1955
Associate Degree Beirut College for Woman
1958
BA in Fine Arts from the American University in
Beirut
1961
Corcoran School of Art and the American University,
Washington D.C, USA
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Mixed
media on wood
(102 x 27cm)
1993 |
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Acrylic on paper
(50 x 70cm)
1993 |
1939
Born in Baghdad, Iraq
1961
BA in History from Beirut College for Women, Lebanon
1958-1963
Private art courses with Alice Ladoux, Armando
Bruno and Muhanna Durra
1993
Ph.D. in History of Islamic Art, School of Oriental
and African Studies (SOAS), University of London,
England
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1940
Born in Amman, Jordan.
BA in History and Political science at Beirut
College for Women
1970s
Joined Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid Royal Institute
of Fine Arts Amman, Jordan
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Oil on canvas
(98 x 79cm)
1982 |
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Water color on paper
(26.5 x 26.5cm)
1991 |
1940
Born in Hebron, Palestine
1968
Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad,
Iraq
1972
Brighton Fine Arts College in England
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1941
Born in Hebron, Palestine
1961-1963
Architecture in Moscow, Russia
1963-1968
Studied Fine Arts in Cairo, Egypt
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Oil on wood
(100 x 80cm)
1999 |
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Alia
Amoura (1941)
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Water
color on paper
(26 x 33cm)
1989
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1941
Born in Jaffa, Palestine
Acquired her skill in painting especially in watercolor
from her husband and teacher the painter Aziz
Amoura
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1942
Born in Jaffa, Palestine.
1968
Graduated from Baghdad Academy of Fine Arts
1975
British Council Scholarship to Cardiff College
of Arts, Wales, where he specialized in ceramics
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Ceramic mural
(126 x 238cm)
1999
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| Farouk
Lambaz (1942) |
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Mixed
media on paper
(35 x 35cm)
1999 |
1942
Born in Amman, Jordan
1968
Graduated from Law school at the Syrian University
Trained at the Institute of Arts and Music in
Amman, specializing in graphics and poster design
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Ali
Jabri (1943)
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1943
Born in Jerusalem, Palestine
1965
Architecture and Fine Arts from Stanford University
in California
1970
English Literature at Bristol University in England
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Mixed media on paper
(109 x 79cm) |
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| Aziz
Amoura (1944) |
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Water
color on paper
(68 x 53cm)
1991 |
1944
Born in Haifa, Palestine
1970
Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad
1983
Masters in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute
in New York
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1944
Born in Jerusalem, Palestine
Studied Law in Beirut and the Sorbonne University
in Paris graduating in 1966
1977
Joined the Fahrelnissa Zeid Royal Institute of
Fine Arts
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Oil on canvas
(200 x 150cm)
1988 |
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| Mona
Saudi
(sculptor)
(1945) |
Sculpture
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1945
Born in Amman, Jordan
1971
Graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts
in Paris Spent time working in a marble factory
in Carrara, Italy
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