Marc Eliany – The Markets

Les Marches

Brightly dyed cotton and wool fascinated me as I walked through markets and artisans’ quarters, dancing over my head? to the rhythm of a light breeze, reminding me of an enigmatic custom: Berber women dancing in a line, choosing a man to marry? in a symbolic wedding that lasts? seven days!

Chasing Spirits

Oil on canvas board, 1993, Vienna (50.8 x 60.9 cm)
Dance nocturne
Huile sur toile carton?e, 1993, Vienne (50.8 x 60.9 cm)

Les Marches – Marc Eliany

Lorsque je d?ambulais?? ? travers les march?s et les quartiers d’artisans,? j??tais ravi? ? la vue du coton et de la laine teints en couleurs vives. Suspendus au-dessus de ma t?te, ils dansaient au rythme d’une brise l?g?re, me rappelant une coutume berb?re ?nigmatique o? les femmes s’alignent pour danser, choisissent un mari pour un mariage qui ne durera que sept jours!

Wishes for a Bright Sunny Day in the Market

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (50 x 60 cm)
Voeux pour une journ?e ensoleil?e au march?
Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (50 x 60 cm)
The lively markets – Marc Eliany

The lively markets revived my soul each time I visited my ancestors’ land. I remembered granpa sitting among his spices and aunt Sarah bathing among colorful dresses that were to cover Berber maids.

After the Market on a Bright Sunny Day

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (50 x 60 cm)
Apr?s le march? une journ?e ensoleil?e
Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (50 x 60 cm)
Orange groves – Marc Eliany

Just outside Beni Melal, my place of birth, there are orange groves as far as one can see. I lived in Beni Melal until I was four or five? and in my mind, the groves were like a sea of green fields with oranges floating over it, beyond my reach as a child. This taken for granted image of a fruit hanging on a tree, was to move me for many years after.

Orange in Green Study

Oil on acrylic and plaster-primed canvas board,

1993,Vienna (40 x 50 cm)
Orange dans le vert
Huile sur tuile carton?e, platr?e et enduite d’acrylic,
1993, Vienne (40 x 50 cm)

Moroccan Carpets I – Tapis Marocains I

Oil on canvas board, 1993, Vienna (27.9×35.5 cm
Huile sur toile carton?e, 1993, Vienne (27.9×35.5 cm)