Abdul Rahman Mowakket is a contemporary sculptor from Syria. Abdul Rahman's career as a sculptor spans more than 40 years. He has been fully devoted to artistic work since 1976. He has a private workshop.
Background
He was born in 1946 in Aleppo city. He studied there and graduated from the Teachers postgraduate institute with a “good” degree. In 1960 he started practicing fine arts, drawing, and sculpture. In 1965 he started his studies of Fine Arts by personal study through a big collection of Fine Art techniques and sciences literature. In 1970 he started his actual artistic activities on the country level with a series of personal, group, and official exhibitions. In 1976 he devoted himself to the Fine Arts by practicing it in his own and he began to teach Sculpture in the Fine Arts Centre in Aleppo. In 1980 he went to Italy and studied nude sculpture at the Rome Academy of Fine Art. In Rome he was introduced to the artistic movement in Rome and to the most important works of art in the squares and the museums of Italy. Also, he exhibited his work in an exhibition in Rome. In 1982 he returned to Syria and began to execute large number of sculpture works and started to prepare a good number of studies of monumental statues in the favour of many local squares. In 1984 he started to execute a large number of monumental statues in the squares of city of Aleppo, which he continues to this day. He also presented many statues which have been presented in personal and group exhibitions.
Monumental works
Memorial of Martyrs: Aleppo Saad Allah Al Jabry Square 1984-1985 Aleppo yellow Stone
Memorial monumental Al Majed Fighting Base 1986-1987 Italian Marble
Memorial Monumental – Aleppo 1995-1997 Made out of Bronze
The study Memorial Monumental wall 1998-1999 Aleppo – 75 Square Meters of Gibson
Commencing the execution of the monumental wall 2002-2003 Aleppo
Study and executing work on Aleppo Int. Airport and the water artistic wall 2001-2002 made of small pieces coloured ceramic in total 300 Square Meters space
Designing and executing the Memorial Monumental of Aleppo International Airport 2003-2004 Made of Bronze, Height 8.50 Meters Weight 5.2 Tons
A large number of statues have been distributed in Lebanon, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and elsewhere.
Activities
He managed the artistic symposium in Aleppo which involved more than 100 artists. He is a member of the Fine arts Council and the Arab Fin Artists Union.
Awards
He won many trophies in monumental competitions in Syria. He won a Sculpture trophy in AL Mahabbah biennale Lattakiain 1999. He won a number of certifications from the Minister's Chamber, Ministry of Culture, and a number of artistic establishments. He was honoured by the Ministry of Culture at the 2002 Al Mahabbah Festival due to the part he played in the artistic movement and for the works he executed.
