Bachir Demnati, an artist who was part of the Casablanca movement from 1970 to 1978, embarked on a unique artistic adventure. His path diverged from the traditional discourse of the movement, where...
BACHIR DEMNATI, Morocco (1946)
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Bachir Demnati, an artist who was part of the Casablanca movement from 1970 to 1978, embarked on a unique artistic adventure. His path diverged from the traditional discourse of the movement, where he chose to explore compositions influenced by urban planning and the balance of forms.
Demnati's works reflect a profound search for balance, almost mystical in nature. Through a lexicon of universal forms such as circles, lines, and curves, he invents an abstract language that strips away the vibrant chromaticism of the Casablanca movement. Instead, his compositions reveal a preference for "pure forms," echoing Malevich's notion of the supremacy of feeling. The forms within Demnati's works oscillate between balance and dynamic movement, challenging our visual perceptions and prompting us to reconsider our definitions of equilibrium.
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CV
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Equilibrium, Comptoir des Mines Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco
(Re)birth, Galerie Delacroix, French Institute, Tangier, Morocco
2014
Solo Exhibition, Mohamed Drissi Museum of Contemporary Art – Tangier, Morocco
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
110 years, 110 works, National Foundation of Museums (FNM), Mohammed VI Museum, Rabat, Morocco
2021
Moroccan Trilogy, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
2020
Morocco: A Modern Identity, Institute of the Arab World, Tourcoing, France
2018
Jemaa El Fna, 50 years after the manifesto, Marrakech, Morocco
BACHIR DEMNATI Artwork
BACHIR DEMNATI, Morocco, 1972
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