Benchat, Amine

Morocco, 1985

Born in El Hoceima, Morocco, in 1985, Amine Benchat attended a special school and quickly developed a passion for drawing. This passion was particularly evident in adulthood, when he met the AMSAT team in Rabat, who supported him, giving him the means to commit to full-time creative work. He began exhibiting. His universe evokes a joyful world of animals, plants, and friendly figures, where color plays its expressive role to the fullest. He also began sketchbook work, based on a recurring motif that had appeared over time in his most figurative works. This motif—a circle ending with a raised accent—worked as an autonomous symbol, largely inspired by Moroccan culture, and served as a pretext for developing a serial body of work. Amine Benchat is a 2023 EgArt laureate. His work is exhibited for the first time in France in the exhibition “Brut!” Unusual geniuses and extraordinary artists” at the Miroir de Poitiers in 2023.