"In my recent work, I've been interested in the notion of myth making and memorializing, addressing subjects such as the Covid-19 quarantine and the ongoing struggle for social and racial justice with various formal/pictorial means. I use line to define a kind of figuration that alternately settles and disorients a sense of presence and place within the pictorial field. The paint smearing and streaking technique serves to give a sense of speed to the action of the various personages in my paintings. To the extent that my work is representational, I attempt to expose and transcend a boundary of sorts between the subject matter depicted and the materiality of the painted surface."
Artist Statement - Rachid Bouhamidi
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Rachid BouhamidiDisco Scramble, 2020Oil on linen56 x 72 in
142.2 x 182.9 cmRachid Bouhamidi, Disco Scramble, 2020$ 8,500.00 -
Rachid BouhamidiPalm Gathering, 2020Oil on linen41 x 51 in
104.1 x 129.5 cmRachid Bouhamidi, Palm Gathering, 2020$ 5,700.00 -
Rachid BouhamidiRed Palm, 2020Oil on linen40 x 48 in
101.6 x 121.9 cmRachid Bouhamidi, Red Palm, 2020$ 5,200.00 -
Rachid BouhamidiThe Brides in Ecstasy , 2020Oil on linen84 x 60 in
214 x 152.5 cmRachid Bouhamidi, The Brides in Ecstasy , 2020$ 12,000.00 -
Rachid BouhamidiThe Story Teller, 2020Oil on linen60 x 84 in
152.4 x 213.4 cmRachid Bouhamidi, The Story Teller, 2020$ 12,000.00
Rachid Bouhamidi (born in Palm Springs, 1981) was raised in Southern California to a French mother and Moroccan father. He received his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006 and his MFA from Boston University in 2010. His work has been exhibited in shows and art fairs in the U.S., Europe and Morocco and is part of important private collections in Morocco.