Symbolic Manifestations in Contemporary Sculpture: An Analytical Study of Form and Meaning

This analytical study examines selected models of contemporary Iraqi sculpture through the analysis of three works by artists Dadvan and Hamid Ajeel. The study focuses on form, materials and techniques, visual treatment, and expressive styles. The examined artworks vary between symbolic abstraction, assemblage, and symbolic realism, all demonstrating a tendency to employ material as an expressive medium that conveys philosophical or intellectual meanings. The study reveals a deep interaction between form and content, transforming sculpture into a visual discourse that reflects human existence, identity, anxiety, and isolation in a contemporary context.