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Said Yaghfouri was born in 1977 in Beni Mellal and graduated at the High School Lycée des Orangers, Department of Applied Arts. He was a successful teacher in traditional woodcraft before his work was recognized. He lives and works in Beni Mellal and voluntarily teaches at the association Al Mawahib and L’Education Sociale D’ Azilal.

Yaghfouri’s dynamic compositions emerge from architectural frameworks which foreground the interplay of geometrical forms in the spatial field. Squares, rectangles and figurative elements are juxtaposed to create urban pictorial scenes. He applies rhythm to movement and relies on colourful planes to deepen his lively depictions. His unique paintings appear like modern stained glass windows informed by cubist tradition.

Selected exhibitions

2011 Ouchtar gallery, Tangier, Morocco
2009 OCP, Yousofia, Morocco
2009 CMOA, Casablanca, Morocco
2009 Espace culturel de la faïencerie, Creil, Paris, France
2008 Bab Rouah gallery, Rabat, Morocco
2008 Mohamed V theater, Rabat, Morocco
2008 CMOOA, Casablanca, Morocco
2007 made in M. gallery, Mega Mall, Rabat, Morocco
2007 El Manzah hotel, Tangier, Morocco
2007 Saint Cœur Cathedral, Casablanca, Morocco
2007 La Minaudière gallery, Rabat, Morocco
2007 Mega-mall gallery, Rabat, Morocco
2007 CMOA, Casablanca, Morocco
2006 Villa Mandarine, Rabat, Morocco
2006 Parcours d’artiste, Rabat, Morocco
2006 Maison des Francophones, Rabat, Morocco
2006 CMOA, Casablanca, Morocco
2005 The Ministery of Youth and sport, Azilal, Morocco
2004 Intra-muros gallery, Rabat, Morocco
2003 The Ministery of Youth and sport, Azilal, Morocco.
2002 Hassan Bourkia gallery, Beni Mellal, Morocco
2001 Al Mawahib association, Azilal, Morocco

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