Chaïbia Talal

Chaïbia Talal (Arabic: الشعيبية طلال‎) (1929 – April 2, 2004) was a Moroccan painter.

Chaïbia Talal
Born1929 (1929)
Chtouka, Morocco
DiedApril 4, 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 74–75)
Casablanca, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Known forPainting
MovementNaïve art

Biography

Chaïbia was born in Chtouka, a small village near El Jadida, Morocco.[1] She was married at the age of 13, before having a son, and then becoming a widow at 15.[2] When her husband died, she worked as a maid to earn money to support herself and her son.[3] Then one day she said she had a dream which inspired her to teach herself to paint and become a painter, which she did.[4]

She was influenced by works of artists from the CoBrA painting movement. Her work is also considered by some people, such as journalist Ahmed El Fassi, to be an example of naïve art.[5]

There was a 2015 Moroccan biographical movie created about Chaïbia Talal, called Chaïbia, directed by Youssef Britel, written by David Villemin and Youssef Britel, and starring Saadia Azgoun as Chaïbia Talal.[6]

Expositions

Awards
  • Gold medal of the French Academic Society for Education and Encouragement. - March 2003.[7]

Further reading
  • The artist's voice - by Chaibia Talal
  • (in French) Flamand, Alain. Regard sur la peinture contemporaine au Maroc. 221pp.

References
  1. "Cinéma: Chaïbia, La Paysanne des Arts, en salles le 16 décembre". HuffPost Maghreb. HuffPost Maroc. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. Al Hajri, Ibrahim (4 October 2014). "المغربية الشعيبية طلال.. طفولة رسم". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "Tangier National Film Festival: "Chaibia, the peasant arts", a colorful portrait of the painter Chaibia Talal". HuffPost Maghreb. HuffPost Morocco. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. "Chaibiia brought to earth: the colors of the earth in mourning". Le Martin. Le Martin. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. Al Hajri, Ibrahim (4 October 2014). "المغربية الشعيبية طلال.. طفولة رسم". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. "Chaïbia". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. "The naive art exhibited in Rabat: Chaibia is its own source of inspiration". Le Martin. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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