{"id":6803,"date":"2023-05-13T15:03:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T15:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/?page_id=6803"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T14:17:03","slug":"chrifa-benkhalifa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/chrifa-benkhalifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrifa Benkhalifa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6803\" class=\"elementor elementor-6803\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b578f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1b578f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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href=\"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\">2023 <\/a>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/#MA\">MA<\/a> \u2192 Chrifa Benkhalifa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7c38af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7c38af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e4efd8\" data-id=\"30e4efd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d43a610 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d43a610\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18a035e4\" data-id=\"18a035e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de0c639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de0c639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chrifa Benkhalifa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0314a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0314a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View more of my work <a href=\"https:\/\/cherifabenkahlifaart.uk\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36d923f6\" data-id=\"36d923f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e4c7e4 elementor-shape-square e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"31e4c7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b5d8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72b5d8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/elementor\/thumbs\/thumbnail-q65wbp6s28lgg6zlk7yeg50rx4rdfubdl6nuo92jk8.jpeg\" title=\"thumbnail\" alt=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chateb, Film, 3\u2009min 31\u2009sec, 2023<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b667fc\" data-id=\"1b667fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264293d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264293d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In my paintings, I combine loose and tight brushstrokes to create realistic artwork. My media for communicating involve archaic materials such as raw linen, Gesso, charcoal, linseed oil, and oil paints.<br \/>The unfinished look of the painting is part of my artistic practice, the incomplete feeling of the work and what brings with it, the potentiality of a painting to evolve, and the fragility of the present and the painting itself and the incomplete as a concept.<br \/>In my recent work, I explore the notion of power and gender politics in the Arab world. I am trying to talk about the invisible and the woman as an invisible creature, marginalized and neglected in different ways.<br \/>Invisibility and erasure are the motivation behind my artwork. Exploring my experiences and memories to express a repressed fear and concern of being marginalized and neglected as a woman in a misogynistic society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65268383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65268383\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11fa9260\" data-id=\"11fa9260\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaf739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4eaf739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/elementor\/thumbs\/Benkhalifa-C.-2-q6b1sbmkrcipwkqbdja6xycubpq28uv23v1ewvtbsw.jpg\" title=\"Benkhalifa, C. 2\" alt=\"Benkhalifa, C. 2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Untitled1, Oil on stretched canvas, 91 \u00d7 61\u2009cm, 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a58258\" data-id=\"76a58258\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d33d6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d33d6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/elementor\/thumbs\/Benkhalifa-C.-3-scaled-q6eqk6kyg3sczdpucnmncrua7meif4kp9yzntoo2rk.jpg\" title=\"Benkhalifa, C. 3\" alt=\"Benkhalifa, C. 3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Untitled2,  Oil on stretched canvas, 91 \u00d7 61\u2009cm, 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 \u2192 MA \u2192 Chrifa Benkhalifa Chrifa Benkhalifa View more of my work here Instagram Chateb, Film, 3\u2009min 31\u2009sec, 2023 In my paintings, I combine loose and tight brushstrokes to create realistic artwork. My media for communicating involve archaic materials such as raw linen, Gesso, charcoal, linseed oil, and oil paints.The unfinished look of the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/chrifa-benkhalifa\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chrifa Benkhalifa&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6803"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6967,"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6803\/revisions\/6967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesb.reading.ac.uk\/art-degree-show-2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}