Syrian Art Post-2011: Cause and Aesthetics

Abstract

This research specializes in Syrian plastic art after 2011 and study duality of (the conflict and the aesthetics), it as a dialectical value duality in the Syrian context. This research examines the phenomenon of engagement, its motives, and its formal and moral manifestations in Syrian artistic production. The research sheds light on various representations of expressing a political or humanitarian message. The second part of the research delves into the aesthetic forms that were revealed during the studied period, which extended over nearly a decade, and briefly approaches the issue of the distinction between professional art and popular art in today’s Syrian art scene. In conclusion, the research shows how the engagement has led many artists to follow a documentary approach that aims to confront destruction and disappearance.