Ahmed Cherkaoui (2 October 1934 – 17 August 1967) was a Moroccan painter who worked in oil, gouache, and watercolour.[1]
Education edit
Born in Boujad, Cherkaoui studied at the École des métiers d'art and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, winning a scholarship in 1961 to the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw.[1][2]
Works edit
He was influenced by Western artists including Paul Klee, Roger Bissière, and Henri Matisse and by traditional Moroccan art which he studied with support from UNESCO.[1] He began exhibiting in 1959.[1] His style was abstract but used motifs from Moroccan tattoos, pottery, leatherwork, weaving, ornaments, and architecture. Until 1965 his paintings had combinations of dark colours; from that point on his style was more light and spacious.[2] From 1966 he applied his style to leather as a medium.[1]
Death and legacy edit
He died 17 August 1967 in Casablanca after a routine operation. Posthumous exhibitions of his art were held in Paris and in Rabat.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Cherkaoui, Ahmed". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00036930. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ a b Vernoit, S. J. (2003). "Cherkaoui, Ahmed". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t016325. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
Further reading edit
- Maleh, Edmond Amran El-.; Khatibi, Abdelkebir; Maraini, Toni; Melehi, Mohammed (1976). La peinture de Ahmed Cherkaoui (in French). Casablanca. ISBN 84-399-5634-7. OCLC 492546614.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Strożek, Przemysław (2020). Ahmed Cherkaoui in Warsaw : Polish-Moroccan artistic relations in 1955-1980. Warsaw: Zacheta National Gallery of Art. ISBN 978-83-64714-93-1. OCLC 1242414051.
- Alaoui, Brahim ben Hossain (1996). Ahmed Cherkaoui : la passion du signe = the passion of signs. Paris: Editions Revue noire. ISBN 9782909571263. OCLC 38067797.