Exhibition Made in Morocco by Nadia Echiguer Gallery

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Cover image: Untitled (detail), 2013 Mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 160 cm All photography by Driss Echiguer

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

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.

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

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

Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 160 cm

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Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 160 cm

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Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm

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Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm 10

Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on canvas 80 cm x 60 cm

Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on board 55 cm x 44 cm

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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

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.

Caftan, 2013 Oil on canvas 120 cm x 100 cm

Untitled, 2013 Oil on canvas 100 cm x 81 cm 14

Untitled, 2013 Oil on canvas 50 cm x 50 cm

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

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

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Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on board, 50 cm x 50 cm

Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on board 50 cm x 50 cm

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.

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.

Over the years, Moroccan Bazaarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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. Â Â For design inspiration, the projects gallery will be an insight into a handful of completed projects the company has undertaken.

Images displayed are from the current fine lighting collection, only floor lamps will be displayed during the exhibition

Right: Flame Floor Lamp (large) D 58 cm OH 145 cm

Moroccan Bazaar is a leading supplier and manufacturer of exquisite Moroccan interiors, a family business spanning three generations dating back to 1946.

Far Right: Mansour Floor Lamp (large) D 41 cm OH 184 cm

Cylindrical Pendant Light D 20 cm OH 130 cm

Asni Pendant Light D 56 cm OH 100 cm

Flame Pendant Light D 33 cm OH 95 cm

Selman Pendant Light D 60 cm OH 90 cm

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