What they say about Bouhioui’s work…
“… Walking into the gallery is to be dazzled by the brightness of the ten pictures that make up this world of sunshine and relaxed, happy, tradition. Each picture is well-placed in its cultural framework, by a bilingual notice.
That yellow on yellow is the real entrance to a real imperial palace. The mysterious staircase between white houses in Rabat is the lane that leads to a view from a cliff.
Hamid has been there. The brightly dressed leather workers have a traditional stance. The Sicilian lady is wearing an Arab veil -- "I wanted people to see how strong the five centuries of Arab influence were, in Sicily," said Hamid. The guard is snoozing in front of the palace; the figures in their bright colours seem to breathe.…”
Nigel Barbour, Newspaper ‘The Source’, March 6th 2002, Vancouver Canada
“…I was marvellously surprised this afternoon after visiting the expo when I noticed the influence of your heritage on your work and the exulting portrayal of traditional women”. “…Your paintings have salient political colourings and tellingly portray a country oscillation between tradition and modernity…”
H. Barakat, Vancouver Canada
French articles:
«…, il nous prouve avec brio que pour savoir décomposer un sujet et le rendre inorganique, il faut d'abord le maîtriser parfaitement dans sa forme réaliste... ce qu'il fait de main de maître.
On a l'impression, avec ses toiles, que certaines couleurs auraient pu découvrir une nouvelle jeunesse en changeant de noms...
orange de cadmium...... clémentines marocaines, jaune de Naples...... désert doré, bleu cyan...... tunique bleue....
Il ne nous reste maintenant qu’à se laisser rêver...
On retrouve ses racines en allant voir au loin ce qui nous manque vraiment.
Hamid Bouhioui nous montre les vraies merveilles du Maroc!... »
Manon Rainville, Artiste peintre et Infographiste
BA, Fine Arts, Québec, Canada
“… La peinture de Bouhioui est largement imprégnée du paysage et du patrimoine architectural du Maroc. La femme est aussi très présente dans ses œuvres….’’ “… La beauté exceptionnelle de Vancouver et de l’ouest Canadien n’a pas réussi à le détourner de son amour inconditionnel, presque ‘fanatique’ du Maroc et sa culture intrinsèque et millénaire….’’
B.E.L., Magazine ‘Maroc Hebdo, 4 au 10 février 2005, Maroc
“… L’artiste peintre Hamid Bouhioui expose du 22 au 31 Octobre 2005, ses œuvres, sous le thème « dualité », à la salle de l’Agenda 21 d’Essaouira. Pour l’artiste, le sujet se manifeste dans cette dualité personnelle, scientifique et artistique, Marocain et Canadien,….’’
Journal ‘Le Matin’, 29/10/2005, Maroc
“… Placée sous le signe ‘Racines’, cette exposition se veut un bouquet de tableaux d’art renfermant des sensations profondes reflétant un sens aiguisé de l’usage des couleurs chaudes….’’
Journal ‘Libération’, 31/01/2005, Maroc
Main Exhibitions
• Group Exhibition at the école municipale des beaux-arts de Compiègne, France 1992-1993.
• Group Exhibition at the galerie municipale de Sherbrooke (Québec) Canada en 1994.
• Exhibition at the Grind Gallery on Main Street Vancouver, Canada 2001.
• Exhibition at the Grind Gallery on Hasting Street Vancouver, Canada 2002.
• Exhibition at the centre culturel francophone de Vancouver Canada 2002.
• Quasi-permanent exhibition at the Fringe Pub Galley, Vancouver Canada. between 1997 et 2003.
• Exhibitionat the Centre Culturel d’Agdal, Rabat, Morocco. Jan-Feb 2005.
• Exhibition at the « Art City Center Gallery », Rabat, Morocco. March 2005.
• Exhibition at TAROS, Essaouira, Morocco September 2005.
• Exhibition at the Salle de l’Agenda21, Essaouira, Morocco October 2005.
• Invited Artist at TV5-Canada (Show: “Les arts et les autres”)
• Invited Artist at Global TV-Canada
• Invited Artist at Radio-Canada
• Invited Artist at 2M Maroc (2nd Moroccan TV)
• Invited Artist at RTM Maroc (1st Moroccan TV)
DUALITY
...At this time, my focus is on DUALITY: Love versus Hatred, Peace versus War, Tolerance versus Stupidity, Beliefs versus Creativity etc. I believe that Duality is everywhere. Duality is everything. I have been exploring this for several years. Almost all my artistic research is about Duality. I don't paint for the sake of it. I do it to express by shapes and colours what I can't express by words or by any other means. To me, painting is not only about technique, techniques can be learned. There's always something to see, to analyse, and a message to synthesise from my paintings. The way an artist expresses himself is something unique. Technique is not."
Bouhioui
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