241:(1959) are characteristic of this period in which he presents workers as heroes with well-developed musculature, chiselled features and an imposing presence as they faced their daily struggless. His later work sought to combine his passion for Iraqi literature, poetic allegory, symbolism and abstraction into works that were primarily narrative and dealt with themes of good versus evil. For instance, he employed ancient aesthetic principles such as repeating geometric patterns derived from ancient Mesopotamian art traditions. He also included poetry in some of his artworks.
105:(alternative: Kazem Haider) (1932–1985) was a highly respected Iraqi artist, poet, author, stage-set designer and educator who, as part of the first generation of modern Iraqi artists, had a major influence on the direction of modern Iraqi art. His artworks are noted for their use of symbolism, myth and poetic allegory within a contemporary framework.
288:"Since the mid 1950s, Khadem Haydar tackled the subject of man and his crisis... He portrayed life by using masks, actors and colourful backgrounds. The conflict of all these elements materialized the tragedy of life which was renewed by the presence of brightness and darkness, good and evil, space and mass."
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Kadhim Haydar was born in
Baghdad, Iraq, 1932 and grew up in Baghdad's Fadhl neighbourhood. From an early age, he exhibited a love of drawing and sketching. His drawings came to the attention of the artist, Mohammad Saleh Zaki, while Zaki was on a visit to Haydar's elementary school. In an interview,
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One day, Muhammad Saleh Zaki came to the classroom and asked us to paint a fish. Everyone drew the fish in a normal way, but I drew it diagonally. He asked me: I did not draw it this way .. I said: it is not dead yet !! He hit me on the shoulder and said to me: Become a
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While he dabbled with stage design in the 1950s, he became much more seriously engaged in set-design and costume-design for theatre productions after meeting Sami Abdul Hamid and Qasim
Mohammad in London in the 1960s. His first work as a set designer was for the play,
179:. Hayder was not only involved with local arts communities, but was also active in the regional arts community and was a member of the Union of Arab Artists throughout the 1970s, serving as its President from 1975. Organised art related exhibitions and conferences.
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Hayder died in
Baghdad in 1985, following a battle with cancer. He has been described as one of the most respected Iraqi artists of the 20th-century, and his powerful artworks demonstrate his mastery of myth, poetic allegory and symbolism.
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He was very active in Iraq's arts community. During the 1950s, he was a member of the group known as the
Pioneers, serving as its Vice-President between 1968 and 1972 and President in 1973. He was a foundation member of the influential
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He exhibited his work frequently, with ten solo exhibitions in
Baghdad such as Baghdad's First Arab Biennial in 1974 and also exhibited internationally in London, the Middle East and Paris where he exhibited at the
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143:, in London, graduating in 1962. After returning to Baghdad from the UK, he taught at the Institute of Fine Arts (which in 1968 was renamed the Academy of Fine Arts and became part of
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He enrolled at the Higher
Institute for Teachers where he studied Arabic literature. At the same time, he took evening classes in painting at Baghdad's
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Following the first Ba'th coup of 1963, Haydar produced a series of paintings inspired by the annual street performances mourning the martyrdom of the
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said that it was a "catalyst for young artists to seek new visions of metaphysical and sometimes metaphysical dimensions."
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Yousef, F., "Kazem Haidar with a single painting changed the course of art in Iraq",
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in 1974. His artworks are in private and public collections world-wide.
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oil on canvas, 51.18 in X 39.37 in. (130.00 X 100.00 cm.), date unknown
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oil on canvas, 18.50 X 15.75 in (47.00 X 40.00 cm.), date unknown
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oil on canvas, 51 1/8 x 67in. (130 x 170cm.), c. 1969
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