Magic Flying Carpets Katherine Bernhardt

Elizabeth katherine and katherine s husband yousef jdia whom she met at a souk in essaouira morocco recently went into business under the name the magic flying carpets of the berber.

Magic flying carpets katherine bernhardt.

The artist katherine bernhardt met the berber youssef jdia while travelling in morocco. Free uk delivery and specialist art shipping worldwide. Katherine bernhardt youssef jdia present a pop up souk. Opening reception friday july 12 7pm for immediate release.

Alongside her fine art practice bernhardt and her husband youssef jdia co founded magic flying carpets a website and pop up supporting and maintaining the weaving traditions of the rural berber women of morocco whose patterning often serve as inspiration for bernhardt s compositions. She and her husband also run an importing business magic flying carpets that sells rugs handmade by berber women at pop up shops and art fairs and gives the weavers the direct profits. Organized by katherine bernhardt youssef jdia. Magic flying carpets of the berber kingdom of morocco will be having a month long pop up souk at novella.

I am so happy that we made the effort to catch it on it s last day otherwise i might not have come across this amazing display of color and texture. Bernhardt s work has been shown at multiple locations including the saatchi gallery london galeria marlborough madrid gavin brown s enterprise new york and white columns new york. Thursday july 17th 12 6 pm. Katherine bernhardt of magic flying carpets just before christmas i read about an art show in new york magazine at canada gallery by artist katherine bernhardt.

I thought oh my god. The exhibition s title is a nod to the twin artists behind the collective poncili creacion whom the artist met during a recent residency in puerto rico. Katherine bernhardt of magic flying carpets just before christmas i read about an art show in new york magazine at canada gallery by artist katherine bernhardt. July 12 august 4.

Katherine bernhardt at venus over manhattan venus over manhattan is pleased to present pablo and efrain an exhibition of new work by painter katherine bernhardt on view beginning september 9 2015. Does magic flying carpets the initiative you and your husband run alongside berber women in morocco stem from this interest. The color combinations the texture the weaving skill the symbolism it s like everything in one. Vintage and contemporary moroccan carpets will be on view and available for purchase.

I went to morocco in 2007 and i saw the carpets over there. I am so happy that we made the effort to catch it on it s last day otherwise i might not have come across this amazing display of color and texture.