Benooaa

ARTIST PROFILE

From an early age, Benooaa traveled with his family to several countries, first to Iraq, then to Malaysia.

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He joins the school benches in France for the first time when he is already 8 years old.

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He will start his professional life on construction sites in South East Asia.

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At the age of 33, he resumed his studies by joining the School of Architecture of Paris Malaquais   located on the site of the School of Fine Arts in Paris.

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Trained as an architect, "hands-on", Benooaa develops a deep personal experience through his art.

Benooaa draws his inspiration from his travels and from the architectural and painting heritage of the great artists of our history.

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Benooaa's painting, whether abstract or figurative, is steeped in color.

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Shapes, colors, chiaroscuros intermingle and oppose creating spaces in tension, others at rest.

The artist energizes the canvas by using a variety of textures, and playing with the material, the thickness, the transparency, the fluidity of the paint.

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His gesture can be smeared, the paint flows and smudges, in contrast with brushstrokes which are sometimes raw and instinctive.

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He can use charcoal, acrylic paint, Indian ink, brush, squeegee, cloth or even his own fingers in the service of his art.

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The art of  Benooaa is inspiring, it is moving and leaves no one indifferent.