A master's thesis in the College of Fine Arts at Basra University examined originality in contemporary Iraqi sculpture
The thesis presented by student Ali Zayer Resan included four chapters
The first chapter dealt with the general framework of the research and mentioned the research problem, which is summarized by the following question: How did the contemporary Iraqi sculptor employ originality in sculptural work?
What is the second chapter, it was divided into three sections, the first of which is the issue of authenticity, in definition and concept, and the second topic deals with originality in the works of ancient Iraqi sculpture and displays some of the Mesopotamian sculptures. The third chapter included research procedures, in which the researcher identified (50) sculptural works and adopted the descriptive approach in their analysis
The fourth chapter included the presentation and discussion of the results, followed by the conclusions, recommendations and proposals
The conclusions reached by the research
Authenticity is an awareness of the cultural heritage that achieves ease in developing the artistic work in addition to it is a new view of the outside world in a new and original form and it is synonymous with creativity, which is a psychological self-drive for self-realization or fulfillment of a desire
Message 00 aims to reveal the original aspect of contemporary Iraqi sculpture, which included all the outstanding sculptural works of contemporary Iraqi sculptors inside and outside Iraq.