Bidspirit auction | Ali Al Jabiri (Iraq, 1948


Ali Al Jabiri (Iraq, 1948 - Rome 2018)Untitled Lost-wax bronze casting23 X 13.5 cm Signed - Ali Al Jabiri was born in Amara (Iraq) in 1948. He studied fine arts in Baghdad before moving to Italy in 1970, where he continued his training in sculpture and decorative arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Over the course of his career, he has exhibited his works in numerous exhibitions both in Iraq and abroad and his fame was enhanced by his participation in the Iraqi pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1976, 1988 and 1990. The artist also created a series of large monuments that can still be found today in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.This sculpture depicts two halves side by side, two parts of the same intro that complement each other with recesses and outgrowths that interpenetrate.The authenticity is confirmed by the artist's heirs.