When the young Fadi Yazigi took to sketching with
a pencil in the classroom, rather than joining in
spelling and grammar lessons, it was perhaps a
sign of things to come.
“Art was pretty much the only thing I liked at school,”
he acknowledges.
“Nothing else really excited me. Art gave me a
chance to prove myself in something.”
Those early drawings marked the beginning of
a journey for a young talent who would go on to
become one of the region’s most fascinating,
figurative artists working today.
Born in Syria, Yazigi studied at the Faculty of
Fine Arts, Damascus University, gaining a Bachelor’s
degree in fine arts, while specialising in sculpture.
Since graduating in 1988, he has continued to live in
Damascus with his family and works fulltime at his
studio, which is located in the old city.