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Ahmed Cherkaoui (2 October 1934 – 17 August 1967) was a Moroccan painter who worked in oil,
Ahmed Cherkaoui (2 October 1934 – 17 August 1967) was a Moroccan painter who worked in oil, gouache
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, and watercolour.
Education
Born in Boujad, Cherkaoui studied at the École des métiers d'art and theÉcole des Beaux-Arts
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in Paris, winning a scholarship in 1961 to the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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.
Works
He was influenced by Western artists includingPaul Klee
Paul Klee (; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented wi ...
, Roger Bissière
Roger Bissière (22 September 1886 – 2 December 1964) was a French visual artist and teacher. He designed stained glass windows for Metz cathedral and several other churches; as well as painted, and collaged textiles.
Early life a ...
, and Henri Matisse
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...
and by traditional Moroccan art which he studied with support from UNESCO
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. He began exhibiting in 1959. His style was abstract but used motifs from Moroccan tattoos, pottery, leatherwork
Leather crafting or simply leathercraft is the practice of making leather into craft objects or works of art, using shaping techniques, coloring techniques or both.
Techniques
Dyeing
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, weaving, ornaments, and architecture. Until 1965 his paintings had combinations of dark colours; from that point on his style was more light and spacious. From 1966 he applied his style to leather as a medium.
Death and legacy
He died 17 August 1967 in Casablanca after a routine operation. Posthumous exhibitions of his art were held inParis
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and in Rabat
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.
References
Further reading
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherkaoui, Ahmed 20th-century Moroccan painters 1934 births 1967 deaths People from Boujad Moroccan male painters 20th-century Moroccan male artists École des Beaux-Arts alumni