Berenice Benjelloun Art

About the Artist

Berenice Benjelloun – née Berenice Constance Mary Boon.

Born in the UK -1946.

1962 to 1966 – studied at Oxford at the Ruskin School of Art.

1966 – Travelled to Paris to work as a printmaker with S. W. Hayter at the famous Atelier 17. Held her first solo show in Oxford.

1967 – Taught Art at the American School of Paris.

1968 to 1970 – Exhibited in Atelier 17 group shows in Sweden, Finland, San Francisco, and Rhode Island USA.

1970 – Returned to the UK -

1971 – Became a fellow of Digswell Arts Trust, living and working with a group of other artists at the Digswell House Art Centre in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

Solo exhibition in London.

1973 –Continued to live and work with painting and printmaking at Digswell House, exploring the idea of artworks as healing objects by using the concepts of sacred Geometry.

Berenice’s artwork comes from an important innovative period in the development of abstract art and artistic print making. As well as being part of this longer story each image has its own unique resonance.

1974 – Started to study and practice the art of Homeopathy with the encouragement and support of her stepfather Donald Foubister.

During the next few years ran workshops and classes on Art, Homeopathy, philosophy and ancient Wisdom teachings.

1993 joined the Connaissance School of Numerology.

Summary:-

With a strong family background in art, literature, ancient wisdom teachings and healing, Berenice had a foundation in creative thought that led her through several careers.
Her professional past includes working as an international artist, a Homeopath, a healer, and a workshop leader.

At present she is a teacher at the Connaissance School of Numerology, and Chair of the Association Internationale de Numerologues.

The inspiration and underlying energy behind all her occupations has always been the promotion of the expanding consciousness of mankind.

Studies in Geometric Forms

A series of framed acrylic paintings - measuring approximately 42 X 47 centimeters.

Price on application

Magic Squares

The study of magic squares probably dates back to prehistoric times. Examples have been found in Chinese literature about A.D. 1125 which were evidently copied from still older documents.

A magic square consists of a series of numbers so arranged in a square, that the sum of each row and column and of both the corner diagonals shall be the same amount.’

Excerpt from W.S. Andrews – Magic Squares and Cubes.

I became fascinated by magic squares because of their potential to express resonances and patterns visually.

I began using them in experimental art works, setting up systems of numbers, sometimes in the square format and sometimes in a circular format.

I then followed the sequence of numbers through drawing, then colouring in the resulting shapes with graduations of colour, never knowing what it would end up like - this led to many exciting results.

The inspiration of revealing a mystery was always present.

The resultant works, as painted sketches or trials, prints and paintings yielded an endless path of potential discovery.