Farid Belkahia (1934 - 2014)
1934-11-15Marrakech, Morocco2014-XX-XXMarrakech, MoroccoMorocco
Farid Belkahia
Farid Belkahia was a Moroccan modernist artist and education reformer. He served as the director of the School of Fine Arts of Casablanca from 1962 to 1974, during the period of the Casablanca school modernist movement. As an artist, he worked primarily in painting, metalwork and leatherwork. While he was influenced by the aesthetics of Western minimalism and modernism, he was also interested in visual cultures of Moroccan heritage, incorporating this into his work.Date and place of birt: | 15 november 1934, Marrakech, Morocco |
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Date and place of death: | 2014, Marrakech, Morocco |
Nationality: | Morocco |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Modern art |
Technique: | Lithography, Mixed media |