The current research deals with the issue of (desert heritage) between
identity and belonging and its reflection in the works of contemporary
Omani plastic art in its aesthetic and expressive dimensions which
confirm the inevitability of belonging and communication between the
world of the contemporary Omani plastic artist and the heritage of his
environment and proving the depth of his symbolic presence in his
works as he expressed in Tashkeel His harmonic visions with his
symbols started from the features of people and their affiliations,
folklore, daily life and traditional crafts decorated with decorations
and colors, as happens with the use of (Desert Heritage) to act of
belonging and prove identity By adopting heritage visual images with
stories that narrate appearances, traditions and norms, which are
important entries reviewed by the researcher - in the theoretical
framework of the study and covered by his research experience with
the entrance to the analysis based on building a standard in aesthetic
analysis that includes determinants (the artwork - its data - the
symbols of the desert heritage - concepts of identity And belonging in
the work of art - the semantic interpretation of the dimensions of
identity and belonging),all of which represent data that contributed to the interpretation of the
connotations of identity and belonging and their reflection on the
symbols of (desert heritage) in the works of contemporary Omani
plastic art that extend behind the visual structures of the symbol, And
the environmental and cultural influences surrounding the creativity of
the artwork, and the artist's life circumstances. The current research
study came out with recommendations to clarify the importance of
dealing with the contemporary Omani formation of (desert heritage)
topics in order to invest in the field of aesthetic analysis of the works
of plastic art in the field of critical studies.