Fateh Moudarres
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Fateh Moudarres فاتح المدرس | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fateh al-Moudarres 1922 |
| Died | 1999 (aged 77) |
| Education | Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing |
| Movement | Surrealism |
Fateh al-Moudarres (Arabic: فاتح المدرس; 1922–1999) was a Syrian painter and one of the leaders of the modern art movement in Syria. Moudarres studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, where he was influenced by Surrealism. After he completed his studies, he returned to Syria where he developed his skills under the auspices of long-time friend, mentor, and tutor Wahbi Al-Hariri.
Born in Aleppo, Syria, Fateh Moudarres originally taught himself realist painting techniques, before becoming interested in surrealism. He has been considered a master Syrian surrealist painter.[1] After moving back to Syria, he was a lecturer and dean of the faculty of fine arts at Damascus University until 1993, and then became a professor.[2]
Education
Accademia di Belle Arti, Rome
After receiving his high school degree from the Aleppo American College, Moudarres studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in Rome from 1954 to 1960 and developed a distinctive style of painting that incorporated both movements.[1] He abandoned the religious iconography and Syrian art references of his early work for non-objectivity in the 1960s. After 1967 however, his work took on political themes.[citation needed]
Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris
Moudarres also studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris for three years in the early 1970s, and honed his technical and compositional skills before returning to Syria to teach at the University of Damascus. This provided him an opportunity to interact with other young Syrian artists. During this time, he was mentored by Syrian artist Wahbi Al-Hariri, "The Last of the Classicists," with whom he would remain friends.[3][4]
Solo exhibitions
- 1950 : Club Liwa', Alep
- 1959 : Galleria Cichi, Rome
- 1960 : Hulsser gallery, Munich
- 1961 : Gallery of Modern Art, Damascus
- 1962, 1963 : Gallery One, Beirut
- 1967 : Galerie Contact, Beirut
- 1977 : Galerie Brigitte Shéhadé, Paris; Klagenfurt gallery, Vienna
- 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989 : Centre culturel français, Damascus
- 1988 : Goethe Institute, Damascus
- 1993 : Aleph Gallery, Washington DC
- 1995 : Institut du monde arabe, Paris[5]
- 2021 : Galerie Roanne de Saint Laurent, Paris "Fateh Moudarres. À mon père, Rania"[6]
Collections
Moudarres was a prolific artist, and several important private collections of his work exist:
- The Al-Hariri Family: Currently the largest private collection of the works of Fateh Moudarres is kept by Mokhless Al-Hariri, son of Syrian artist, Wahbi Al-Hariri of the Al-Hariri Family.[7][8]
- The Collection of Rudolf and Maria Fechter: Dr. Rudolf Fechter, a German diplomat and statesman, was also a friend of Moudarres and bought several pieces; arguably it was the second major collection of the artist's work before slowly being auctioned recently at Christie's
- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, a collection of modern and contemporary art from North Africa, the Middle East, India, Iran and Diaspora.
- The Collection of Walter Scheel: Scheel, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, and later president, was exposed to Moudarres's work through Dr. Fechter and, an avid collector, acquired several pieces and maintained a small, but sizeable collection.[9]
- Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE.
- Atassi Foundation, Dubai, UAE. Foundation of Atassi Art Gallery in Damascus.[10]
