Diana al-Hadid | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Aleppo, Syria |
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| Known for | sculpture, installation |
| Spouse | Jon Lott |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | dianaalhadid |
Diana al-Hadid (born 1981) is a Syrian-born American contemporary artist who creates sculptures, installations, and drawings using various media. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She is represented by Kasmin Gallery. [1]
Al-Hadid was born in Aleppo, Syria. [2] [3] When she was five, her family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, [3] but she grew up mostly in North Canton, Ohio. [4] She grew up in an Islamic household. [5] Al-Hadid decided at the age of 11 that she wanted to be an artist. [6] She was inspired by family vacations to the middle east, visiting the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon and experiencing Islamic architecture.
In 2003, Al-Hadid received a BA in art history and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio. [4] In 2005, she received an MFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. [4] In 2007, she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, [7] the same year she had her first solo exhibition.
Al-Hadid makes sculptures from a large variety of materials such as steel, fiberglass, wood, aluminum, bronze, cardboard, expanded polystyrene, reinforced polymer gypsum, and wax. [8] [5] She often works large-scale, working up to 4 meters tall, making large dreamlike or ghostly architectural forms out of dripping repetitive forms.
Much of Al-Hadid's sculpture is inspired by architecture, Surrealism, and painting. Al-Hadid notes architectural influences such as: the Sagrada Familia, a house built by Salvador Dali, the architectural theorist Christian Norberg-Schulz, as well as the intricacy and ornamentation found in Islamic and Gothic architecture. [9] Painting influences for Al-Hadid include northern Renaissance painting, Mannerist painting, Pieter Bruegel, Cy Twombly, and the presence of floating figures. Figures have shown up in her later work; she notes: "Islamic belief forbids figuration, and it's something I want to address." [5]
Many of Al-Hadid's sculptures have narrative or mythological references, such as Scheherzade, Ariadne, and Gradiva from Wilhelm Jensen's 1903 novella of the same name, who was also celebrated by the Surrealists. [3] [5] Al-Hadid states: "I was raised [...] in a culture that very much prizes storytelling and the oral tradition. My work is partially inspired by myths and folklore from both Western and Arabic cultures." [5]
Al-Hadid cites Judy Pfaff and David Altmejd as sculptural inspirations. [9]
In 2018, Al-Hadid had her first public art installation, entitled Delirious Matter, in Madison Square Park. The installation featured four sculptures placed around the park made of polymer gypsum and fiberglass. [10] [11] [12] Delirious Matter was supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. [10]
In 2019, Al-Hadid was commissioned by MTA Arts & Design to create a permanent installation of two murals in the mezzanine spaces at the 34th Street. [13] The two murals, entitled The Arches of Old Penn Station and The Arc of Gradiva, were recognized by the CODAawards. [14]
In 2009, she was a USA Rockefeller Fellow and a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow. [16] [17] In 2007 she won a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, in 2011 she won a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. In 2020, she received The Academy of Arts and Letters Art Award. [18] In 2021, she was awarded a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship to conduct research at the Freer Gallery of Art. [19]
Collections holding her work include the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, [20] Whitney Museum of American Art, [21] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, [22] Al-Hadid has shown work at the Secession in Vienna, Austria; [23]
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