Ghizlan El Glaoui is a Moroccan-born artist based in London. Known for her richly hued, expressive painted portraits, her use of light and texture bridges the ancient and modern, the classical and the contemporary.
A uniquely multifaceted artist, Ghizlan creates work across painting, drawing, and – in a distinctively beautiful way – light.
Ghizlan’s stunning painted portraits of Berber women, geishas, Hollywood icons and animals are highly contemporary while hinting towards her special heritage. Raised in two worlds, her works are distinctive in both style and substance, blending the Marrakesh of her childhood with the modernity of London.
Working on painted canvas in tandem with the latest LED lighting technology Ghizlan’s paintings have a mosaic-esque quality, each mark placed with careful consideration yet in constant play with the light as it glints through a grid like pattern.
Lighting
Ghizlan El Glaoui’s art combines facets of both ancient and modern – using light in harmony with traditional painting techniques to create works that are richly layered, dynamic and distinctly atmospheric.
In Ghizlan’s paintings, a back lighting system combines LEDs with translucent materials, reflective sheets and specially designed lenses to result in a unique artwork whose colour, pace and emotion can be adapted to your mood – simply via a remote control. Warm or cool light, or a spectrum of colour – has the potential to change the tone of a room, as well as a choice of either static colours or cyclical lighting effects, all of which can be dimmed, sped up or slowed down.
“I always try to adjust to the technological improvements of my time. I believe Picasso would light up his paintings if he could.”
Ghizlan El Glaoui
Gallery
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