Abderrahman Meliani
Abderrahman Meliani (born April 25, 1944 in Marrakech ) is a Moroccan painter of contemporary art .
Life
Abderrahman Meliani studied from 1963 to 1966 at the École des Arts Appliqués in Rabat , then until 1968 drawing at the École Normale Supérieure . From 1978 to 1986 he worked at the European Art Academy in Trier , where he lectured in the graphics department from 1982 to 1984 and 1986 . The artist lives in Rabat and teaches at the Center Pédagogique Régional there .
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Meliani produces small-format collages from various materials such as sand, fabric, wool and paper in a poetic, sometimes representational style, whose play with light and colors can at best suggest a topic. He often borrows structures and harmonious color compositions from the knotting and weaving techniques of traditional Moroccan carpets. He illustrated the book of poems L'Ivre poème by the Moroccan writer Abdelhak Serhane , published in 1989 .
In addition, he paints areas of color in relief with acrylic on nettle in formats that fill the wall with a spatula, from whose often brown-earthy or dark red background graphic forms that can still be recognized as representational emerge. Things are reduced to the essentials of their outlines and remain ambiguous in their function.
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1972: Galerie du Center Américain, Rabat
- 1973: Galerie la Découverte, Rabat
- 1979: Gallery Structure BS, Rabat
- 1984: Bab Rouah Gallery, Rabat
- 1984: RWI Gallery, Düsseldorf
- 1986: Nadar Gallery, Casablanca
- 1990: Espace Diagonale, Casablanca
- 2003: Bab Rouah Gallery, Rabat
- 2008: Institut Français, Rabat
- 2010: Bab Rouah Gallery, Rabat
Participations (selection)
- 1980: Galerie Bernes, Trier
- 1981: Galerie de la Bibliothèque Municipale, Bordeaux
- 1984: Europahalle Trier
- 1987: Raleigh Contemporary Galleries, North Carolina (USA)
- 1989: Almada Negreiros Gallery, Lisbon
- 1991: Grand Palais, Paris
- 1992: Bernanos Gallery, Paris
- 1993: Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 1994: Goethe Institute, Rabat
- 1999: Villa des Arts, Casablanca
- 2000: Exposition itinérante, Barcelona, Mallorca, Valencia
literature
- Meliani. Un instant in the temps. Galerie Bab Rouah, September 2010 (exhibition catalog)
Web links
- Aziz Daki: Le peintre maçon . Aujourd'hui Le Maroc, February 12, 2003 (at maghress.com)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aziz Daki, 2003
- ↑ Mag Infos Arts ( Memento of November 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (illustration)
- ↑ Naima Salam: Moroccan and European art traditions as a source of inspiration for contemporary Moroccan painting. Lit-Verlag, Münster 2004, p. 99
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meliani, Abderrahman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Moroccan painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marrakech |