Abderrahmane OUARDANE (born 1947) Blue Diamond Nude. Antibes, France. 2020. Mixed media on canvas. 170 x 115 cm. Abderrahmane OUARDANE (1947). Winner of the THUR workshops, Paris. The painter devoted his first exhibitions to the theme of the nude. In 1980, during a trip to the High Atlas, he met the "Femme d'Imilchil", an effigy that influenced his work. His exchanges with the modernists of the Casablanca School, pioneers of the avant-garde, inspired him to experiment in a spirit of renewal. Ouardane's art transcribes a timeless imagination.

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