Hamed Ouatarra Designer Portfolio

Hamed Ouatarra -- Design

Artist Profile

Hamed Ouatarra is a Design Artist.

Hamid Ouatarra

In order to create unusual objects inspired by local African experience, Hamid Outara is particularly interested in objects that are round in shape and domed as they lend themselves to several interpretations while retaining traditional character which he then uses to the folds that he wishes.

He says: "My goal is to provide a range of furniture, a key point in African continent suffers from imports and all kinds of Chinese furniture, especially of poor quality which do not reflect our culture as our inspiration from traditional furniture carved by our artisan tend to disappear or even disappeared as a result of copying. My work makes a difference in peoples living room and modern African sound design luxury that we offer in people's homes. I create an African design which is consumed by Africans, drawing on common everyday object to this market".

Exhibitions

SOLO

2009: Festival panafricain culturel D‘Alger.

2008: GALERIE KALAO Bilbao Espagne.

2007: GALERIE KALAO Bilbao Espagne.

2006: GALERIE 23 Amsterdam.

2006: exposition design Algérie.

2006: GALERIE ARTE Dakar Sénégal.

2006: Miami of art.

2005: villa sikandra (galerie) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

2005: Centre culturel franco, nigérienne, Niamey, Niger.

2005: Compagnie de diffusion de la culture Barcelone Espagne
       (show room).

2005: GALERIE Jupiter île saint louis, Paris.

2005: Washington Maryland, USA.

2004: Miami beach Botanic hall garden, Miami, USA.

2004: festival francophonie métissé in Paris.

2004: compagnie de diffusion de la culture Barcelone Espagne
         (show room).

2003: Spazio ARTE Vergnano, Italie.
           - Collegio Sacra Famiglia Turin, Italie.
           - “Ambiguïtés” (Centre Culturel Français Ouagadougou) B F.

2002: GALERIE Ames d’Afrique (Strasbourg, France).
           - Au Quotidien (Village Artisanal de Ouagadougou) B F.
2001: Strasbourg (France).
          - Bayiri (Centre Culturel Français Ouagadougou), Burkina
            Faso.

2000: Saraka-Bo (Fondation Olorun Ouagadougou) Burkina Faso.

1999: A la croisée des religions, la lumière »
              (Fondation Olorun Ouagadougou) Burkina Faso.
          - Festival Laafi Burkina (Bruxelles) Belgique.

1998: Je est un Autre (Fondation Olorun Ouagadougou)
         Burkina Faso.

1997: La Commanderie in Belfort, France).
            - Atelier in Boromo, Burkina Faso.

1996: OUAG’ART in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

1995: Fondation Olorun in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Workshops

2006: workshop design ANABA Algérie.

2005: Atelier Design Niamey, Niger.

2003: ENSCI (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle),
France.

2002: Atelier – Résidence in Kompienga, Burkina Faso.

2001: Atelier Arts Plastiques inOuagadougou, Burkina Faso.

2000: Atelier Arts Plastiques in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Award

2002: Prix concours « Artiste Créateur » SIAO 2002 de l’association
ETHNIK.ORG (France).

2000: Prix « Expo 2000 » (Ambassade des Pays Bas) Ouagadougou.

2005: Ordre de merite des Arts des lettres et de la.

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