Swiss artist-painter and calligrapher based in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Biography
Born on 24 September 1961 , Farid discovered his attraction to drawing at the School. His obvious talent did not go unnoticed, and in 1978 his teacher enrolled him at the School of Fine Arts. This becomes the first milestone on the path to revelation of the future artist.
However, Farid does not just seek self-actualisation in art, he needs something more: to find his calling. The pure abstraction of artistic studies is not enough to coexist with a huge changing reality. Reluctant to follow the preconceived schema of study, Farid instinctively launches into the health field, driven by the desire to be useful, to take his place in this world. Freshly graduated with an instrumentalist license, Farid quickly regained his taste for painting and created an amalgamation of works that emerged between 1991 and 1994. These works are the fruit of an intense search for his own style.
Having touched classicism, expressionism and Dadaism, Farid finally recognises himself in abstraction. Calligraphy accompanied Farid throughout his creative journey and eventually became his specialty, forging his evocative and daring style and unique method. With 30 years of experience, Farid continues to explore this ancestral art to this day, breathing new life into canonical forms and transmuting them through explorations of lines and textures.
"Letters are used to form words, then sentences that carry messages.
I use calligraphy to dematerialize letters and words, to allow multiple readings that awakens the imagination. Art cannot be read, it is lived."
– Farid Izemmour
Extract from Farid Izemmour's artistic thesis
« My works are a continuous trait emanating from my unconscious. Randomness is an integral part of my approach. I navigate in my paintings between order and disorder, determinism and randomness. »
Exhibitions
2024
Nicoletta Gallery
Berlin, Germany
2024
Casa Del art 2024
Palma, Spain
2024
Salamander International Art Prize - 2nd Edition
Monteoliveto Gallery. France
2024
Swiss Art Expo
Zurich, Switzerland
2023
ArtExpo Basel june 2023
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Schweiz
2023
Nicoleta Gallery Berlin july to september
Kantstraße 17, 10623 Berlin, Germany
2023
2023
ARTASTASIA Sagl
Via F. Pelli, 9 6900 - Lugano (CH)
Andie art gallery October To November
Farantaton 17, 11527 Athens, Greece
2023
FINITY GALLERY
Ashburn, VA 20147 Ashburn, Virginia (USA)
2023
Thomson Gallery
Zug (CH)
2023
5th international Prize Leonardo Da Vinci
Milano (IT)
2023
Johnathan Schultz
4141 NE 2nd Ave Suite 105 D/F, Miami (USA)
2022
Soliloquy Art Festival
Gallery: the BOLD Modern, Barcelona Spain (ES)
2023
ARTBOXEXPO
New York 345 Broome Street New York 10013 (USA)
2022
Pedrera in Barcelona
Casa Mila la pedrera Gaudi room, Barcelona (ES)
2022
BRAIN CAKE Amsterdam
Lego Lima Galley, Amstel Passage, Amsterdam Central Station (NL)
2022
International mixed reality art
Exhibition LIQUID Arsenal MILANO, Italy
2022
International mixed reality art
Fuerteventura, Spain
2022
The Bold Modern
Barcelona, Spain
2021
Galerie incubateur
Bulle, Switzerland
2021
ARTBOX.Project WORLD 1.0
from 4th January - 31th March 2021
2020
BORDERS
ITSLIQUID ART exhibition in Palazio in Venezia, Italy.
2014
Le Bucher
Co-organized exhibition in Le Bucher in Fribourg, Switzerland.
2005
Galerie Saint-Louis
Private exhibition in Galerie Saint-Louis in Morges, Switzerland.
2004
Café de l'épée
Collective exhibition “Café de l’épée” in Fribourg, Switzerland.
2004
Espace Nouveau Monde
Private exhibition in Espace Nouveau Monde in Fribourg, Switzerland.
2002
Confrérie du kilt
Collective exhibition “Confrérie du Kilt” in Marly, Switzerland.
1999
Hôpital orthopédique
Private exhibition in Hôpital orthopédique de Romandie in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2001
Hôtel de ville
Private exhibition in Hôtel de ville in Le Locle, Switzerland.
1998
Collègue du coteau
Private exhibition called “Collègue du coteau” in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
1998
Palais des Congrès
Private exhibition in Palais des Congrès in Morges, Switzerland.
1997
Islamic Cultural Foundation
The ICF exhibited Farid’s work in their Center in Geneva, Switzerland.
1997
Villa Dutois
Private exhibition in Villa Dutois in Geneva, Switzerland.
1996
Le Belluard
Private exhibition in Le Belluard in Fribourg, Switzerland.
1995
Espace Nouveau Monde
Center dedicated to artists in Fribourg, Switzerland.
1994
Clinic Garcia
Private exhibition in the Garcia clinic in Fribourg, Switzerland.