Ahmed Cherkaoui
Moroccan painter
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Ahmed Cherkaoui (2 October 1934 – 17 August 1967) was a Moroccan painter who worked in oil, gouache, and watercolour.[1]
Ahmed Cherkaoui | |
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| Born | 2 October 1934 Boujad, Morocco |
| Died | 17 August 1967 (aged 32) Casablanca, Morocco |
| Education | École des métiers d'art, Paris; École des Beaux-Arts, Paris; School of Fine Arts, Warsaw |
| Known for | Abstract painting |
| Style | Abstract art incorporating traditional Moroccan motifs |
| Movement | Moroccan modernism |
| Patrons | UNESCO (research support) |
Education
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
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]