Mohamed Chabâa (Arabic: محمد شبعة; 1935–2013) was a Moroccan visual artist.[1][2][3][4] He was a member of the Casablanca School[5] and a leader of contemporary art and modernism in the Global South.[4] His multidisciplinary approach to art became emblematic of the cultural awakening that took place in Morocco in the period following the end of the French Protectorate.[4]

Mohamed Chabâa
محمد شبعة
Born1935
Tangier, Morocco
Died2013
Other namesMohamed Chabaa
EducationSchool of Fine Arts of Tetuan,
Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
Occupation(s)Visual artist, designer
Known forPainting
MovementModernism
Websitewww.mohammedchabaa.com

Biography

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He was born in Tangier in 1935.[2] He studied at the School of Fine Arts of Tetuan.[2] From 1962 to 1964, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.[2] In 1966, he was hired as a professor at the School of Fine Arts of Casablanca and at the National School of Architecture in Rabat.[2] He was against the classification of Moroccan art as "folklore" or naïve art, and published his ideas in the literary magazine Anfas.[6] Along with his friends and colleagues Mohamed Melehi, Farid Belkahia, and others, Chabâa became involved in the modernist movement known as the Casablanca School.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chabâa's Concept of the "3 As" - Articles – bauhaus imaginista". www.bauhaus-imaginista.org. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e "وفاة التشكيلي محمد شبعة الذي داعب الريشة بألوان الشعب". فبراير.كوم | موقع مغربي إخباري شامل يتجدد على مدار الساعة. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  3. ^ "وزارة الثقافة تنعي الفنان التشكيلي محمد شبعة – وزارة الثقافة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. ^ a b c "Cultural Foundation". culturalfoundation.ae. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ^ "Modern Art in the Arab World: Primary Documents - On the Concept of Painting and the Plastic Language". post. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  6. ^ "محمد شبعة: الاشتراكي بالألوان, أخبــــــار". archive.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  7. ^ "Give us a swirl: How Mohamed Melehi became Morocco's modernist master". the Guardian. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-21.