Rachid Mouffouk
Rachid Mouffouk R. K. | |
|---|---|
 Rachid Mouffouk in December 2014 | |
| Born | 29 January 1955 |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Style | Recuperation |
Rachid Mouffouk (born 29 January 1955]) is an Algerian sculptor.
Early life and background[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Mouhamed, Boukerch (May 18, 2008). "The ancient sculptor Rachid Mouffok Batna Algeria" (in Arabic).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d "The sculptor Rachid Mouffouk". An Nasr (in Arabic). April 4, 2011.
- ^ a b Gribissa, Lounes (February 4, 2011). "For the reconquest of cultural spaces: "Dialogue state and artists"". El Watan (in French). 6177: 15. ISSN 1111-0333.
- ^ Amokrane, Hocine (2006). Le fou et le muet (Roman) (in French). A.Guerfi. p. 7.
- ^ a b Amamra, Said Med El Hadi (November 15, 2010). "Mouffok rachid: "Victim of his art .."". Batna Info (in French).
- ^ Boumaila, Belkacem (January 16, 2012). "Rachid Mouffok, sculptor: "Imaginary free"". Liberté (in French). 5896: 18. ISSN 1111-4290.
- ^ Amokrane & Mouffouk 2011, p. 115.
Attachments[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- 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.