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Hédi Khayachi
Hédi Khayachi (1882 in Tunis – 1948 in Marsa) was a Tunisian painter. He was the first professional Muslim painter in Tunisia and the official portraitist of the Husseinite court. Early life His father came from an aristocratic line linked to the prophet Muhammad,Abdessattar Amamou, conférence à l'occasion du centenaire de la famille Khayachi dans la peinture tunisienne, avril 2008, Tunis which settled in Tripolitania before establishing themselves in Tunis during the time of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki. The Khayachi branch of the family settled in Monastir, Tunisia between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries as suppliers to civil servants.Mokhtar Bey, conférence à l'occasion de la publication de l'ouvrage ''Et la lumière et l'ombre'' de Mustapha Chelbi, 2000 His mother was of Mamluk origin; her father had founded his own artisan business in Tunis. Having a fondness for painting, Khayachi frequented the free academies in Montparnasse and rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painting By Hédi Khayachi La Tisseuse
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term ''painting ''describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, Composition (visual arts), composition, gesture (as in gestural painting), narrative, narration (as in narrative art), and abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in still life and landscape art, lands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
