The Symbolic Significance In The Design Of Contemporary Sculptural Models In Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The researcher is interested in uncovering the symbolic undertones in current Saudi sculptural models in this study. The study and analysis of the sculptural works of three Saudi artists and two modern sculptors were conducted to disclose the connotations and symbolic meanings in the sculptural forms, as well as the influence of the researcher's subjectivity on those meanings. The researcher focused on sculptural importance and contemporary sculpture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researcher adopted the qualitative method, The research sample consisted of the most prominent contemporary names of sculpting pioneers with academic or personal expertise. The latest results concluded with a set of findings, the most important of which was that this study represented the subjective experience of Saudi sculptors as the basis for deriving and borrowing symbolic significance from local elements and their use in designing sculptural models in Saudi Arabia, and the researcher discussed these research results with the findings of a group of related similar studies.