Shakir Hassan Al Said

شاكر حسن آل سعيد (Known as "Al Said")

Modernist Painter, Art Theorist, Calligrapher, Mystic

Born 1925

Samawah, Iraq

Passed Away 1 March 2004 Baghdad, Iraq

Lifespan 79 years old

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"The wall is not an obstacle, but a surface of memory where time inscribes the passage of humanity toward eternity."

Archival Overview

Profound Iraqi painter, calligrapher, and theorist who founded the One Dimension Group, blending Islamic mysticism and the Arabic letter.

Biographical Record

Shakir Hassan Al Said was born in Samawah and graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad before training at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1951, he co-authored the Baghdad Modern Art Group manifesto with Jawad Saleem, advocating for an authentic national art rooted in Iraqi heritage.

In 1971, Al Said founded the One Dimension Group (Jama'at al-Bu'd al-Wahid), creating a revolutionary spiritual aesthetic centered on the Arabic letter (hurufiyya) and the textures of weathered Baghdad walls. His mystical philosophy regarded the canvas as a metaphysical surface where time, decay, and transcendence converge.

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Final Resting Place

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Al-Karkh Cemetery
Baghdad, Iraq

                         GPS: 33.3200, 44.3800                    

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