Exhibition Made in Morocco

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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


2001 Group exhibition, Quéte & Sens Gallery, Paris, France


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


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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.


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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Caftan, 2013Oil on canvas120 cm x 100 cm

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Untitled, 2013Oil on canvas100 cm x 81 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.


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Untitled, 2013Mixed media on board, 40 cm x 60 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

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