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Farid Belkahia BIOGRAPHY
1934 - 2014. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Farid Belkahia is one of the most prominent contemporary Moroccan artists. Developing new iconography that came to influence an entire generation of artists, his works are diverse alphabets of... Read full biography
Farid Belkahia is one of the most prominent contemporary Moroccan artists. Developing new iconography that came to influence an entire generation of artists, his works are diverse alphabets of memories and mysticism. As early as 1962, Belkahia sought to create this new iconography inspired by... Read full biography
Farid Belkahia is one of the most prominent contemporary Moroccan artists. Developing new iconography that came to influence an entire generation of artists, his works are diverse alphabets of memories and mysticism. As early as 1962, Belkahia sought to create this new iconography inspired by Moroccan tradition. It was during this time he returned to Morocco and was appointed the Director of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca, where he taught the principles of Arabic calligraphy, which he... Read full biography
Farid Belkahia is one of the most prominent contemporary Moroccan artists. Developing new iconography that came to influence an entire generation of artists, his works are diverse alphabets of memories and mysticism. As early as 1962, Belkahia sought to create this new iconography inspired by Moroccan tradition. It was during this time he returned to Morocco and was appointed the Director of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca, where he taught the principles of Arabic calligraphy, which he believed to be a necessary component of modern painting. Two years later Belkahia formed the artistic school known as the 'Casablanca Group' with contemporaries, Mohammad Melehi and Mohamed Chebaa. The movement was concerned with bridging the gap... Read full biography
Farid Belkahia is one of the most prominent contemporary Moroccan artists. Developing new iconography that came to influence an entire generation of artists, his works are diverse alphabets of memories and mysticism. As early as 1962, Belkahia sought to create this new iconography inspired by Moroccan tradition. It was during this time he returned to Morocco and was appointed the Director of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca, where he taught the principles of Arabic calligraphy, which he believed to be a necessary component of modern painting. Two years later Belkahia formed the artistic school known as the 'Casablanca Group' with contemporaries, Mohammad Melehi and Mohamed Chebaa. The movement was concerned with bridging the gap between craft and art, deviating from European academic teachings, and embracing ancient nativ... Read full biography
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Farid Belkahia is one of the most prominent contemporary Moroccan artists. Developing new iconography that came to influence an entire generation of artists, his works are diverse alphabets of memories and mysticism. As early as 1962, Belkahia sought to create this new iconography inspired by Moroccan tradition. It was during this time he returned to Morocco and was appointed the Director of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Casablanca, where he taught the principles of Arabic calligraphy, which he believed to be a necessary component of modern painting.
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