Mustafa Ali (1956)Born in Lattakia graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University in 1979 and obtained a degree from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Carrara, Italy in 1996. He founded the Mustafa Ali Art Gallery & Foundation and Al Makan Art Association to promote Syrian cultural events.
Sculpting in a variety of materials from wood to bronze, Ali’s oeuvre references emotion, psychological states, and past civilizations. Working in different expressionist styles, his sculptures include whimsical emotive figures, history-inspired busts, and abstracted ancient faces. He has been commissioned to create public monuments including The Gate of Syria for the Mediterranean Olympics, Pari, Italy; Tower of Memory, Damascus International Fairgrounds; and The Damascene Sword, Omayyad Square, Damascus, (co-produced with Ehsan Antabi).
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