Since the 1980s, the work of French-Moroccan artist NajiaMehadji has followed a remarkable trajectory.From her early charcoal drawings – conceived as much astheatrical performances as plastic creations – to the later works that exaltthe brushstroke, via creations that enigmatically evoke sacred architecture orthose in which ornamental floçwers meld pure form and symbolism, Najia Mehadji’spoetics have found a true source of creative vitality in the dialogue betweenWestern pictorial modernism and Sufi mysticism, and in the memory ofRenaissance and Art Nouveau masterpieces.Sensitive to the enduring survival of forms, her work standsas an unprecedented expression of neo-symbolism.
