It is a gaze that chooses to see connection where others see fracture
Chaimaa Mellouki Contemporary Artist Founder of Moroccan Cubism
Moroccan Cubism is not a stylistic variation. It is a contemporary cultural reconstruction.
Chaimaa Mellouki is a Moroccan French contemporary artist and the founder of Moroccan Cubism.
Moroccan Cubism is a contemporary artistic movement rooted in Moroccan, Amazigh, and African cultures. While historical European Cubism fragmented forms for analytical purposes, Moroccan Cubism fragments in order to reconnect identity, memory, territory, and the plurality of belonging.
Supported by a published manifesto and a constantly evolving body of work, this movement is neither a simple style nor a collection. It expresses a clear position in the world: to represent cultures from within, beyond external gazes and exoticizing representations.
Moroccan Cubism
Born from a dialogue between ancestral traditions and contemporary forms, Moroccan Cubism emancipates itself from Western-centric perspectives to propose an endogenous reading of fragmentation, rhythm, and memory.
It does not deconstruct reality ,it recomposes it through cultural, spiritual, and territorial roots.
This movement affirms an autonomous African modernity, conscious of its heritage and oriented toward the future
Selected Works & Collections
Explore her universe
La Chelha
Sbessi Men
Chrif
Discover the exhibition Première Symphonie
Each artwork by Chaimaa embodies a rigorous artistic research and a refined technical mastery, where bold colors meet innovative forms.
The Artistic Universe of Chaimaa Mellouki
Chaimaa Mellouki’s painting is part of an ongoing exploration of transmission, the structure of forms, and collective memory.
Navigating between structured abstraction and symbolic figuration, her work engages in a dialogue with history while asserting a distinctly contemporary visual language.
Art & Creation
Events & News
I’m pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition Traces sur Rivages, taking place from March 26 to April 25, 2026.Presented at Espace Rivages in Rabat on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Traces sur Rivages brings together a selection of Moroccan artists living abroad, exploring the connections between memory, territory, and contemporary creation.
Through my work, I develop a distinctive visual language inspired by Moroccan Cubism, where forms fragment in order to recompose a plural identity. Between heritage and projection, my works explore movement, transformation, and the traces left by the diasporic experience.
ARTWORKS
Discover the artistic world of Chaimaa Mellouki and her body of work.
