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Farid Belkahia

Farid Belkahia (1934 - 2014) was active/lived in Morocco.  Farid Belkahia is 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 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 native painting traditions.  The group replaced models of Greek statues and still life paintings a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2545 characters.]  Artist bio

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