Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929 - 2011)

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Mohammed Ghani Hikmat

Mohammad Ghani Hikmat was an Iraqi sculptor and artist credited with creating some of Baghdad's highest-profile sculptures and monuments and was known as the "sheik of sculptors". He is also known as an early member of Iraq's first 20th-century art groups, including Al-Ruwad (the Pioneers) and The Baghdad Modern Art Group; two groups that helped to bridge the gap between tradition and modern art. He was also instrumental in recovering many of Iraq's missing artworks, which were looted following the 2003 invasion. He is known for his public works, now on display throughout Baghdad's urban spaces, and also for smaller statues carved in wood, depicting the everyday life of Baghdad's people. His most well-known works include a pair of statues of Queen Scheherazade and King Shahryar, located on the banks of the Tigris River, near Abu Nuwas Street and the Fountain of Kahramana in the central business district.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:20 april 1929, Baghdad, Iraq
Date and place of death:12 september 2011, Amman, Jordan
Nationality:Jordan, Iraq
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist, Sculptor
Genre:Genre art, Portrait sculpture
Art style:Contemporary art
Medium:Bronze, Limestone, Wood

Creators Jordan

Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901 - 1991)
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 - 1991
Ismail Shammout (1930 - 2006)
Ismail Shammout
1930 - 2006
Tamam al Akhal (1935)
Tamam al Akhal
1935

Creators Contemporary art

William Degouve de Nuncques (1867 - 1935)
William Degouve de Nuncques
1867 - 1935
Jochen Gerz (1940)
Jochen Gerz
1940
Miklós Borsos (1906 - 1990)
Miklós Borsos
1906 - 1990
John Chiara (1971)
John Chiara
1971
Vibha Galhotra (1978)
Vibha Galhotra
1978
Zhou Tiehai (1966)
Zhou Tiehai
1966
Dorothea von Philipsborn (1894 - 1971)
Dorothea von Philipsborn
1894 - 1971
Earl Kerkam (1891 - 1965)
Earl Kerkam
1891 - 1965
Volker Böhringer (1912 - 1961)
Volker Böhringer
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Brett Charles Seiler (1994)
Brett Charles Seiler
1994
Elaine Kurtz (1928 - 2003)
Elaine Kurtz
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Sabine Liebchen (1960)
Sabine Liebchen
1960
Tommaso Cascella (1951)
Tommaso Cascella
1951
Bernhard Jäger (1935)
Bernhard Jäger
1935
Jean-Claude Duteil (1950)
Jean-Claude Duteil
1950
Lucio Pozzi (1935)
Lucio Pozzi
1935
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