Ismail Fatah Al Turk
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Ismail Fatah Al-Turk (1934-2004) was an Iraq
i painter and sculptor
from Basra
, Iraq
.
He received degrees in painting and sculpture from the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts and a degree in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome
.
He held six exhibition for sculpture and five exhibitions for paintings in Rome, Baghdad and Beirut
.
He is the winner of first prize for Arab
artists in Italy
.
He is a member of Baghdad group (1957) and the Al-Zawia group.
Fatah teaches sculpture at the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts.
Fatah is also known for bronze statues of Marouf Al-Rasafi, an Iraqi nationalist poet of the 1940s, of the Abbasid
poet Abu Nuwas
, and of Abbasid painter Al Wasety.
He has designed and executed several monuments and statues in Baghdad, the most famous of which is the turquoise blue split dome of the Al-Shaheed Monument
(Martyrs' Monument), completed in 1983.
While living and working in Qatar
, Fatah contracted cancer
. He returned to Baghdad
where he died 21 July 2004.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i painter and sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
from Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
He received degrees in painting and sculpture from the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts and a degree in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
He held six exhibition for sculpture and five exhibitions for paintings in Rome, Baghdad and Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
.
He is the winner of first prize for Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
artists in Italy
Italy
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.
He is a member of Baghdad group (1957) and the Al-Zawia group.
Fatah teaches sculpture at the Baghdad Institute of Fine Arts.
Fatah is also known for bronze statues of Marouf Al-Rasafi, an Iraqi nationalist poet of the 1940s, of the Abbasid
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region....
poet Abu Nuwas
Abu Nuwas
Abu-Nuwas al-Hasan ben Hani Al-Hakami ,a known as Abū-Nuwās , was one of the greatest of classical Arabic poets, who also composed in Persian on occasion. Born in the city of Ahvaz in Persia, of an Arab father and a Persian mother, he became a master of all the contemporary genres of Arabic poetry...
, and of Abbasid painter Al Wasety.
He has designed and executed several monuments and statues in Baghdad, the most famous of which is the turquoise blue split dome of the Al-Shaheed Monument
Al-Shaheed Monument
The al-Shaheed Monument , also known as the Martyr's Memorial, is a monument in the Iraqi capital Baghdad dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war. The Monument was opened in 1983, and was designed by Ismail Fattah al-Turki...
(Martyrs' Monument), completed in 1983.
While living and working in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, Fatah contracted cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. He returned to Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
where he died 21 July 2004.