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MADE IN MOROCCO
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All photography by Driss Echiguer
Cover image:Untitled (detail), 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 160 cm
MADE IN MOROCCO
20 JANUARY - 20 FEBRUARY 2014 I ARTMOORHOUSE MOOR HOUSE, 120 LONDON WALL, LONDON, EC2Y 5ET
EXHIBITION CURATED BY:NADIA ECHIGUER, ADNAN BENNANI, ELISA MARTINELLI
BROCHURE CONCEPT:ARTMOORHOUSE, MOROCCAN FINE ART, MOROCCAN BAZAAR
GRAPHIC CONCEPT:WWW.FPILTD.COM
ALL IMAGES:© MOROCCAN FINE ART© MOROCCAN BAZAAR
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Moroccan Art has its deep roots in the the ancient traditions of an
extraordinary diversity of cultures, ethnicities and religions. It is the meld
and the amalgam of a complex and fascinating history where colours and
light are the reflection of a vibrant and many stranded past. Golds, blues
and reds are the dominant hues in works rich in sun and energy.
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The profound spirituality that characterises Moroccan
culture is the result of the interaction between ancient
philosophies and religions. By embracing all aspects of
life, spirituality has always played an important role in
all art forms and in the way the representation of the
real are both conceived and portrayed in the visual and
decorative arts.
Representations that tend to be far from the simple
reproduction of the real. Illusion is not the aim; stone,
wood, fabric, paint or ceramics are intended only to
suggest an ideal and not to represent the actual form.
Depictions of human subjects become blurred and
suggested while two dimensional elaborated abstract
geometric patterns, flowers and foliage lush in details,
acquire a deep and philosophical meaning. It is from these
traditional concepts that the sophisticated Calligraphy
has developed as an art form.
Moroccan textiles, jewellery and furniture, embellished
by rich intricate patterns, exquisitely designed and
crafted, have always inspired and affected the other arts.
Its extraordinary uniqueness, together with the profound
meaning associated with the art of crafting, gives the
objects a significance that surpasses its material meaning.
Elisa Martinelli
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SAID QODAID
Said Qodaid was born in Rabat in 1965, where he lives and
works. He graduated at Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts
(National Institute of Arts), Tétouan, in 1990, with a degree in
Graphic Design.
Qodaid’s paintings are dedicated to traditional portraiture and
figurative depictions of rural and urban Moroccan life. His
poetic representations convey harmony with an expressive
North African gesture. He prefers to paint colourful canvases in
an allegorical mode to advocate Moroccan customs. Qodaid’s
painterly language is distinguished; carefully executed brush
strokes achieve his realistic representations.
© Renée Pfister, Art and Gallery Consultancy, London, 2013
Selected exhibitions
2012 20/21 International Art Fair, London, UK
2012 Group exhibition, Moroccan Fine Art, London, UK
2011 Solo exhibition, Medina art gallery, Tangier, Morocco
2011 Group exhibition, Ceferino Gallery, Granada, Spain
2010 Ces Arts gallery, Casablanca, Morocco
2009 Group exhibition, Crédit Agricole Bank, Rabat, Morocco
2006 Solo exhibition, Jardin d’Acclimatation, Paris, France
2005 Solo exhibition, Mega Mall gallery, Rabat, Morocco
2004 Solo exhibition, Qoba, gallery, Marrakech, Morocco
2003 Solo exhibition, Le Chevalet gallery, Casablanca, Morocco
2002 Solo exhibition, Le Chevalet gallery, Casablanca, Morocco
2001 Group exhibition, Quéte & Sens Gallery, Paris, France
2001 Solo exhibition, Le Chevalet gallery, Casablanca, Morocco
2000 Group exhibition, Lawrence-Arnott Art Gallery, Tangier, Morocco
1999 Group exhibition, Carrefour des Arts, Casablanca, Morocco
1998 Solo exhibition, Tanjah Flandria Art Gallery, Tangier, Morocco
1995 Group exhibition,Tanjah Flandria Art Gallery, Tangier, Morocco
1994 Group exhibition, Arcane Gallery, Rabat, Morocco
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 160 cm
Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 160 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 160 cm
Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 160 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 60 cm
Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 60 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 60 cm
Untitled, 2013Mixed media on canvas80 cm x 60 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board55 cm x 44 cm
Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board55 cm x 44 cm
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HASSAN BOUKHARI
Hassan Boukhari was born 1965 in Rabat,Morocco. His studied and
trained at École Supérieur des Arts Saint-Luc, Liège, Belgium and attended
further training courses led by the American Professor of Art, Howard
Wexler and Art Teacher Carol Allison from the Siegfried Hahn and
Howard Wexler School, Albuquerque, New Mexico. He lives in Rabat and
works as a painter since 1987.
Boukhari has become well-know in Morocco through his distinct
canvases focusing on ethnic tradition. At first glance and from a distance
his compositions appear like photographs. However, his world echoes
through paint depicting local craft, portraits, interiors and picturesque
villages with mainly embroidered textiles in the foreground. Meticulously
executed compositions demonstrate his technical accomplishment in
combination with his well-trained eye for visual perfection.
In his more recent paintings Boukhari is seeking to expand his visual
language. He introduces pale coloured and black squares together with
rectangles and offers the viewer a fresh attitude towards his subject.
Randomly selected areas of a scarf are accentuated through layering
and recessing the four-side figure on his canvases. Owing to Boukhari’s
new engagement this approach is evident in the works Scarf and Belt,
Scarf and Mosaic and Transparency. Now there is an increasing emphasis
on different sensations. The identically painted scarf appears estranged
and alienated removed from familiar earlier settings adding tempo and
signalling progression.
© Renée Pfister, Art and Gallery Consultancy, London, 2013
Collections:
Bank of Morocco
Ministery of Culture of Morocco
Association “Elite” France
Marasa Morocco
ONA Group
Royal Air Maroc (airline)
Office Nationale des Aéroports du Maroc
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page10: picture: ref: caftan info: oil on canvas, 120 cm x 100 cm
Caftan, 2013Oil on canvas120 cm x 100 cm
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Untitled, 2013Oil on canvas100 cm x 81 cm
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Untitled, 2013Oil on canvas50 cm x 50 cm
Untitled, 2013Oil on canvas50 cm x 50 cm
Untitled, 2013Oil on canvas50 cm x 50 cm
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MUSTAPHA AMNAINE
Main exhibitions
2013 20/21 International Art Fair, London
2013 Noir sur Blanc Gallery, Marrakech
2012 Le Sous-sol Gallery, Agadir
2011 Festival du Soleil, La grande motte, France
2011 Sofitel hotel, Marrakech
2010 Noir sur Blanc Gallery, Marrakech
2009 Dar Cherifa, Marrakech
2008 Golf Palace, la Palmeraie ,Marrakech
2007 La Bahia Monument, Marrakech
2006 Ali Khalifa, affinities, Bahrain
2005 Chantale le gendre, Grenoble, France
2004 De Balaruc- Les- Bains Casino, France
2003 Marrakech art gallery, Marrakech
2002 Quoba art gallery, Marrakech
2000 Amenjena hotel, Marrakech
Mustapha Amnaine was born 1957 in Marrakech, Morocco. He
attained a Diploma in Applied Arts at Marrakech in 1979 and
trained from 1979 – 1981 at the Regional Pedagogical Centre,
Department of Fine Art, Rabat – Salé. From 1981 to 1986 he worked
as Fine Art Teacher at the Cadi Ayad High School, Marrakech; and
at École Normale Supérieure, Rabat. In 1986 he became Professor
at the Hassan II High School, Marrakech. He has exhibited widely
and his works are held in private, public and corporate collections in
Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, China and France.
Amnaine’s work explores the odyssey of the dreams and aspirations
of his native civilisation. His depictions express metaphors inspired
by ancient Moroccan myths. Freely scribbled graphs and literal
fragments from old pieces of wedding acclamations are empowered
and accentuated on fields of mostly bright iridescent or off-white
colours. His canvases transform when writing becomes drawing or
painting creating meaning differently. Faintly sketched monetary
tokens relate to an old-fashioned yet still practised custom adding
another layer to his narratives. He sustains movement and fluidity
with lively colour splashes and the vaguely visible coinage. It
permits the artist instantaneously to expose the silent space that
exists between and around words. Amnaine’s painterly language
conveys his highly personal response to Moroccan tradition and
contemporary painting.
© Renée Pfister, Art and Gallery Consultancy, London, 2013
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board, 40 cm x 60 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board, 40 cm x 60 cm
Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board, 40 cm x 60 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board, 50 cm x 50 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board50 cm x 50 cm
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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board50 cm x 50 cm
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Moroccan Bazaar is a leading supplier and manufacturer of exquisite
Moroccan interiors, a family business spanning three generations dating
back to 1946.
Today, the company, which initially started out as a wholesale supplier,
has evolved into a well known and trusted name in the manufacture
and distribution of home and contract furnishings. A range of over 3000
products can be viewed and are available to purchase at its West London
showroom as well its stylish online website.
Over the years, Moroccan Bazaar’s products have been used throughout
the world, catering to the retail and events industries as well as in luxury
hotels and private residences. It has also supplied production companies
for well known film and television shows and home improvement
programmes.
Moroccan Bazaar work tirelessly to provide high quality authentic
furnishings, this ranges from intricate fine lighting through to beautiful
furniture collections made from many different materials, all produced in
its own workshops in Morocco. Quality is the companies key principal, its
approach in conducting its business with honesty and integrity is adopted
with its talented craftsman who ultimately form the foundation of the
partnership. A network of over 1000 craftsmen who work exclusively with
the family ensures a constantly evolving product range which is both high
in its quality and consistency.
The company prides its self on its comprehensive traditional range
as well as collections which are more suited to a contemporary living
space where a touch of something exciting and different is desired. For
design inspiration, the projects gallery will be an insight into a handful of
completed projects the company has undertaken.
Far Right: Mansour Floor Lamp (large) D 41 cm OH 184 cm
Right: Flame Floor Lamp (large) D 58 cm OH 145 cm
Images displayed are from the current fine lighting collection, only floor lamps will be displayed during the exhibition
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Cylindrical Pendant Light D 20 cm OH 130 cm
Asni Pendant Light D 56 cm OH 100 cm
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Selman Pendant Light D 60 cm OH 90 cm
Flame Pendant Light D 33 cm OH 95 cm
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First published in 2013 by Moroccan Fine Art and ArtMoorHouse
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise, without first seeking the permission of the copyright owners and the publishers.
All images in this catalogue are protected by copyright and should not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Details of the copyright holder to be obtained from Moroccan Fine Art and ArtMoorHouse.
© 2013 Moroccan Fine Art and ArtMoorHouse
Kindly sponsored by
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www.artmoorhouse.com
Tel : +44 (0) 7502 [email protected]
120 London WallLondon
EC2Y 5ET
www.moroccanbazaar.com
Tel: +44 (0) 2085 [email protected]
Units 2B & 2C, Kelvin Industrial EstateLong Drive, GreenfordMiddlesex UB6 8WA
www.moroccanfineart.com
Tel: 07702 196730Morocco: +212 (0) 661 34 50 51
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