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Biography of Abdallah Guizaoui, painter
Introduction:
Abdallah Guizaoui, orientalist symbolist painter, was born in Safi, Morocco on June 19, 1963. He is known for his personal style, which is different from that of other painters. He studied visual arts at the Lycée Hassan II in Marrakech and at the University of Human Sciences in Strasbourg, where he graduated in 1988.
Training in Visual Arts: After obtaining his baccalaureate in Marrakech in 1984, Abdallah Guizaoui continued his studies in visual arts at University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg. There he developed his personal style, influenced by the cultural richness of his country of origin and by the great painters he admired, such as Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Picabia, Duchamp, Ingre, Delacroix, Klimt, Miro, Matisse and Van Gogh.
Exhibitions:
Abdallah Guizaoui has participated in several exhibitions, notably in 1991 in Hagondange in Moselle, then in 1992 and 1993 in Lyon on the Sunday creation market. He has also organized the Alwan Asfi International Festival of Plastic Arts in 2013 and 2014.
Inspirations and style:
The artist Abdallah Guizaoui paints with sincerity and simplicity, transposing and transcribing human life in each of his paintings through simplified stylized faces loaded with expression. Inspired by the warm lights of his childhood in Morocco, he deploys pure colors, patterns of all shapes and his inspirations with a thousand scents, thus allowing a mixture of pastel tones affirming a soul of his own always in the nostalgia of his country of origin. His personal style, which is characterized by schematic shapes and intuitive colors, has been noticed and appreciated by his close circle as well as on social networks.
Parallel activities:
In addition to his paintings, Abdallah Guizaoui has created decorations for Christmas parties and hosted plastic creation workshops for the elderly in Lyon / France, Abdallah Guizaoui considers painting as a way to free oneself from everything and to empty oneself, a detoxification of the body and soul.
Future projects:
Abdallah Guizaoui hopes to hold numerous exhibitions around the world in the future, to share his love of painting and his quest for a simplicity of being, a sincerity and spirituality.
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Symbolist ... Abstract?
The word Abstract or abstract painter has always bothered me a little, because we have the choice at the beginning to use one of the materials and supports depending on what we want to do or to realize, therefore any work of art, it is a whole .... Supports, materials and textures, which are not abstract, the composition, the graphics or the color follow a path even if it is sometimes the effect of chance, it remains loaded with emotions of force, energy and various sensations which are not abstract either, a lived experience not abstract also at least for me, and a source, of feeling and reflection for the one who looks and interacts in a way or others, not abstract either.
Starting point, the idea ?
When I start, often the idea is there, but as the idea and the construction evolve, things are revealed and consequently I find myself in a situation where I am no longer the master of events, but everything is built in intimacy with the canvas, a negotiation of the why and the how to remain in respect of the initial idea, I let myself be guided by the canvas, the unforeseen events that add a touch, the brush, the paintbrush, the cloth and there you have it. everyone gets involved, in concerto, symphony, moving forward together, none of us wants to say stop then at one point by forced proxy I have to give the last word to the signature while saying deep down that I could have crumpled, brushed, scratched here and there. I don't know, the canvas either?? IS THIS THE ABSTRACT?.
A few words?
Simplicity, sincerity, spirituality, in 3 s.
Technique?
Of course schematization and symbolism, acrylic in the colors of Morocco.
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