… Tetouani, Painter, Musician
Youssef el Hadad is one of Tetouan’s gems in the arts. An instructor at the Institute of Fine Arts, Youssef also plays jazz and fusion Ganawa music. His recent exhibition at the Mekki Maghara Gallery in downtown Tetouan is titled Transpositions of Color, a thoughtful interweaving of his talents in painting and music. The opening was well attended by over 60 people who were treated to an evening of improvisational guitar with carefully laid synthesizer tracks accompanying him. It was like the audience was in the middle, the musician at the front and an orchestra of lively paintings all around. The paintings themselves echo his music and the viewer cannot help but hear the paintings and see the music in the layered colors and lines on this series of canvases. As such, one has to ask, “Which influences which?” And the logical answer is “Yes!”
Bravo lik Youssef … Encore!
Youssef El Hadad – Mixed media on canvas – 92cm x 120cm