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Rachid Mouffouk

Rachid Mouffouk

Algerian sculptor (born 1955)

Rachid Mouffouk (born 29 January 1955]) is an Algerian sculptor.

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Early life and background

Rachid was born the 29 January 1955 in Batna with his twin brother. Being very small and physically weak, his family believed that he would not survive because of it.[1] He began attending primary school in 1962.[1] Rachid started to learn to paint in his youth without going to the Schools of Fine Arts.[2]

Work

Mouffouk's first sculpture was that of Diana, the goddess of hunting in Roman mythology, on a piece of wood that sculptor Mohamed Houfani gave to him.[2] Before the Algerian Civil War the artist took a break of 20 years.[2] He worked as a welder for an American company based in Algeria, where he exhibited his work at the construction site.[3] The company director offered him a chance to expose his sculpture at the site.[3]

In November 2006, Amokrane Hocine released the novel Le fou et le muet; the photo of the cover was provided by Rachid Mouffouk, featuring his two sculptures "Le fou" and "écologie".[4] In 2010 Rashid lost the use of his three fingers of the right hand, which he uses for his creations.[5] in an accident that occurred in his workshop[6][5] Two months after the accident, Rachid created a metal sculpture entitled Mes trois doigts (My three fingers).[2][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Mouhamed, Boukerch (May 18, 2008). "The ancient sculptor Rachid Mouffok Batna Algeria" (in Arabic). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. [2]
    "The sculptor Rachid Mouffouk". An Nasr (in Arabic). April 4, 2011.
  3. [3]
    Gribissa, Lounes (February 4, 2011). "For the reconquest of cultural spaces: "Dialogue state and artists"". El Watan (in French). 6177: 15. ISSN 1111-0333.
  4. [4]
    Amokrane, Hocine (2006). Le fou et le muet (Roman) (in French). A.Guerfi. p. 7.
  5. [5]
    Amamra, Said Med El Hadi (November 15, 2010). "Mouffok rachid: "Victim of his art .."". Batna Info (in French).
  6. [6]
    Boumaila, Belkacem (January 16, 2012). "Rachid Mouffok, sculptor: "Imaginary free"". Liberté (in French). 5896: 18. ISSN 1111-4290.
  7. [7]
    Amokrane & Mouffouk 2011, p. 115.

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Bibliography

  • Amokrane, Hocine; Mouffouk, Rachid (2011). L'Abysse et le firmament (in French). A.Guerfi & Cie. p. 124.
  • Abrous, Mansour (2006). Dictionnaire des artistes algériens: 1917-2006 (in French). L'Harmattan. p. 123. ISBN 9782296016903.
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