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The Art of Hamid Kachmar
Hamid Kachmar, a Moroccan-born artist, will be the Stone Center’s featured artist for the fall term
October 08, 2009 07:00 PM
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December 04, 2009 07:00 PM
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Juxtapositions, on wood panel, 42x64, 2007
Opening Reception:
October 8 at 7 p.m
The Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum
Hamid Kachmar, a Moroccan-born artist of indigenous Berber descent, will be the Stone Center’s featured artist for fall 2009. Dislocation/Relocation/Diaspora: The Art of Hamid Kachmar will open in the Stone Center’s Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum on October 8 with a 7 p.m. reception. The solo exhibition will include several inter-media pieces, described as a cross between sculpture and two-dimensional art. Kachmar received his MFA from Howard University and his work has been featured in exhibitions throughout the world including France, Spain and his native Morocco.
Kachmar uses materials such as goatskin and silkscreen, and employs cultural techniques like weaving and woodcarving, to create what he calls “a complex symbology of aesthetic oxymorons.” The materials interplay to create common themes among uncommon connections. Kachmar, who has a background in chemistry, likens his creative process to an alchemist’s experiment. He allows the materials to inform the meaning of his work as he transforms and manipulates them, working harmoniously with their physical properties. His preparation and use of natural pigments is also a part of his alchemistic creative approach.
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