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.
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.
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.
Magic flying carpets of the berber kingdom of morocco.
Thursday july 17th 12 6 pm.
Magic flying carpets of the berber kingdom of morocco will be having a month long pop up souk at novella.
Vintage and contemporary moroccan carpets will be on view and available for purchase.
It didn t take long for her to fall in love with both youssef and the carpets he sold.
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.
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.
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The color combinations the texture the weaving skill the symbolism it s like everything in one.
The artist katherine bernhardt met the berber youssef jdia while travelling in morocco.
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.
Organized by katherine bernhardt youssef jdia.
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.
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.
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.
Katherine bernhardt youssef jdia present a pop up souk.
Opening reception friday july 12 7pm for immediate release.
I went to morocco in 2007 and i saw the carpets over there.
I thought oh my god.
