Arts represent the finest forms of expression of human aspirations, emotions and dreams. It embodies his role in the reconstruction of the land, the dissemination of knowledge and building a society of dignity, peace and justice.
The world celebrates the World Art Day on April 15 each year. It was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCOs General Conference in 2019 as a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art. The World Art Day celebrations help reinforce the links between artistic creations and society, encourage greater awareness of the diversity of artistic expressions and highlight the contribution of artists to sustainable development.
In remarks to Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the occasion, visual artist and critics stressed the significance of the World Art Day in highlighting the artistic and aesthetic heritage of nations and peoples, and the role of artists in documenting, inspiring and reflecting the civilized state of societies.
On the other hand, they commended the renaissance taking place in the State of Qatar in the field of arts, the efforts of institutions concerned with culture in nurturing creativity and creators, and the ability of artists to develop their tools and methods and respond to the challenges of the times.
Artist Salman Al Malek stressed the importance and necessity of betting on culture in its comprehensive sense, visual arts and plastic creativity in particular, and the importance of the World Art Day in highlighting the artistic visual heritage with its material and non-material components in human civilizations, and the role of the artist in documenting, inspiring and reflecting the civilized state of societies. Since the dawn of time.
Al Malek noted the comprehensive artistic renaissance in Qatari society and the interest of state institutions in sponsoring art and artists through the efforts led by Qatar Museums, where the country has turned into an open museum of creativity, by promoting the culture of visual arts in society, and establishing arts in every part of the country during the hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with the participation of Qatari and international artists, who created sculptures, artifacts and paintings inspired by the culture of the Qatari society, and highlighted the State of Qatar’s celebration of cultural diversity on its land and its interest in international arts.
He said that he had the honor to participate in this effort through two artistic figures, both of which were inspired by the Qatari social heritage.
Al Malek indicated that the interest in art and the arts represents a measure of the state’s interest in people, at the same time, it highlights the importance of the artist in his society as a maker of beauty and an expression of the spirit, dreams and aspirations of societies, peoples and nations
Source: Qatar News Agency