- Title: Jordanian artist creates miniature trees made of wire
- Date: 18th December 2019
- Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN (FILE - NOVEMBER 23, 2019) (REUTERS) JUNDI SITTING AT BOOTH AS PART OF LOCAL BAZAAR VARIOUS OF JUNDI'S WIRE TREES ON DISPLAY (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CUSTOMER, MOHAMMAD YAQOUB, SAYING: "When you pass by this bazaar, it is very difficult to not stop by this booth. Whenever you visit a bazaar, you come across artistic paintings, clothes and other handicrafts, but this is the first time I saw such an art in places I go to." JUNDI AND YAQOUB TALKING ABOUT ART PIECE JUNDI TALKING WITH CUSTOMER CUSTOMER HOLDING JUNDI'S ARTWORK VARIOUS OF JUNDI'S ART ON DISPLAY
- Embargoed: 1st January 2020 12:43
- Keywords: Amman Art Jordan Trees Wires
- Location: AMMAN, JORDAN
- City: AMMAN, JORDAN
- Country: Algeria
- Topics: Art,Arts / Culture / Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA002BAI5ETX
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: It can take a Jordanian artist between two hours and 10 days to create a miniature tree, made entirely out of wire.
Ahmad al Jundi spends most of his time bending small wires non-stop to produce his extraordinary creations, a passion he pursued over the years.
The 41-year-old artist says he was inspired by Bonsai, an ancient form of Japanese botanical art where miniature trees are created to be kept in small houses.
But Jundi added a local twist to his creations by making miniature wire trees similar to olive trees, a symbol of one's homeland in Jordanian local culture.
"For me tree symbolise many things including strength, patience and most importantly it symbolises one's homeland," he explained.
The self-taught artist created more than 1,000 wire trees during the past five years and managed to sell most of them. Prices of his artwork range between 10 Jordanian dinars ($14) and 300 Jordanian dinars ($423).
He put his creations up for sale in 50 bazaars in Jordan. In one of these bazaars held in an Amman hotel, customers were mesmerised by his innovation.
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