{"id":48720,"date":"2021-11-03T10:09:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33867"},"modified":"2021-11-04T08:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T08:52:52","slug":"a-long-forgotten-sculpture-by-a-renowned-saudi-artist-was-discovered-at-a-construction-site-in-old-jeddah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dammam\/en\/latest\/a-long-forgotten-sculpture-by-a-renowned-saudi-artist-was-discovered-at-a-construction-site-in-old-jeddah\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long-Forgotten Sculpture By A Renowned Saudi Artist Was Discovered At A Construction Site In Old Jeddah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t noticed, a huge restoration project is underway in Jeddah&#8217;s ancient Balad district, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A fish sculpture was uncovered during what was intended to be routine works part of the beautifying project.<\/p>\n<h2>Workers at the site painstakingly excavated the sculpture, and Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan tweeted a photo of it in remarkably fine condition.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0628\u0639\u062f \u0625\u0632\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0628\u0646\u0649 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631\u064a \u0648\u0623\u0643\u0634\u0627\u0643 \u0636\u0645\u0646 \u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0631 \u062c\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0631\u0636\u0648\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u0639\u0648\u062f \u0625\u0644\u0649 1981. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xpVPQAMIF\">pic.twitter.com\/6xpVPQAMIF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0628\u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u062d\u0627\u0646 \u0622\u0644 \u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f (@BadrFAlSaud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadrFAlSaud\/status\/1455206441615347717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe sculpture was made in 1981 by renowned Saudi artist Abdel Halim Radwi (1939-2006). Radwi was a Jeddah-based painter, poet, and sculptor who was a pioneer of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s modern arts.<\/h2>\n<p>According to his daughter Maha, who spoke to a news <a href=\"https:\/\/middleeast.in-24.com\/News\/375364.html\">website<\/a>, this sculpture represents the Hijaz region&#8217;s monuments and culture. She also said that her father was the first Saudi artist to hold an art exhibition outside of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you haven&#8217;t noticed, a huge restoration project is underway in Jeddah&#8217;s ancient Balad district, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A fish sculpture was uncovered during what was intended to be routine works part of the beautifying project. 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