{"product_id":"shakir-hassan-al-said-by-charbel-dagher-9782370741479","title":"Shakir Hassan Al Said","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this monograph on Shakir Hassan Al Said's work, Charbel Dagher shines the light on Al Said and celebrates him for what he is: the most influential and innovative Iraqi artist of the 20th century. As an artist, art critic, art historian, and art theorist, he played a crucial role in the formation of numerous art groups, including the Baghdad Group for Modern Art co-founded with Jewad Salim in 1951, focused on the issue of post-colonial artistic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his search for a type of modernity intrinsic to Iraqi art, Al Said delved into Sufism and Mesopotamia's history, a great source of inspiration that led him to try and capture the spiritual within artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAl Said founded the group \u003cem\u003eOne Dimension\u003c\/em\u003e in 1971, focusing his theories and research on the exploration of the aesthetic and symbolic force of the Arabic script. His work evolved from figurative to abstract, centring on letters and words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShakir Hassan Al Said has become a major figure of Arabic modern art, playing an essential part in the rewriting of its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464206598380,"sku":"9782370741479","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9782370741479-shakir-hassan-al-said.jpg?v=1775042319","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/shakir-hassan-al-said-by-charbel-dagher-9782370741479","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}