ENGLISH » Syrian crafts Roman-style wood mosaic using 200,000 pieces
12/03/2011 19:34:47

Syrian craftsman Ahmad Naasan Akouk is currently using the ancient Roman method of making mosaics to craft a wood mosaic mural measuring 2 square meters and containing 200,000 pieces.
The mural replicates "the Musicians" which is one of the rarest mosaic murals in the world, currently on display at Hama National Museum.
The 17 year old artist said he was inspired to carry out his project after seeing the original mural at the museum, and decided to recreate the mural using wood. He used more than 15 different types of wood, including walnut, teak, oak, willow, beech and many more in order to achieve different color grades.
So far, Akouk finished inlaying the basic outlines of faces, bodies and the various patterns in order to figure out the correct color mixture to use in each area. The next stages consist of inlaying the remaining pieces, filling out the spaces between them using hand-made glue, and finally coating the mural with varnish.
The overall process of crafting the mural takes about 8 months of hard work.
Akouk began working in carpentry, his father's craft, when he was seven. He took several art courses at the Arab Cultural Center in Hama, which had a strong impact on developing his skills.
The original mural dates back to the Roman era, depicting four women using musical instruments, with one woman using the harp, one dancing, one playing two flutes and another using an Indian musical instrument consisting of metal bowls containing water that produce notes when struck with wooden sticks.
الكاتب: محطة أخبار سورية
مصدر الخبر: SANA