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

Biography

Chaïbia was born in Choutka, a small village near

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, Morocco in 1929. At the age of 13, she was sent to

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by her parents to marry a 70-year-old man. By the age of 14 she had given birth to a son, and by the age of 15 she had become a widow. When her husband died, she worked as a maid to earn money to support herself and her son. Talal was devoted to providing her son with an education, particularly academic literacy, although Talal herself would remain illiterate her entire life. After receiving art supplies from strangers in a dream, she was inspired to begin painting. Her work was not initially well received in the Moroccan art world. Talal's son became a respected artist in his own right, and in 1965 introduced Talal to the director of the

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, Pierre Gaudibert who was impressed by her work. Following this meeting, her works were exhibited at the Goeth-institute in Casablanca and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1966. Being a

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artist, Talal was known for breaking traditional boundaries. Her work is categorized as "

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" which illustrates unconventional ideas by members of non-traditional art movements. She was influenced by the 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 naïve. In 2015, Moroccan filmmaker Youssef Britel created biographical movie, entitled ''Chaïbia.'' The film was written by David Villemin and Youssef Britel, and starring Saadia Azgoun as Chaïbia Talal. In 2004, Talal died of a heart attack in Casablanca at the age of 75.

Expositions

* 1966 -

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* 1966 - Solstice gallery,

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* 1966 - Salon des Surindépendants, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris - France * 1969 - "Ecole marocaine",

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* 1969 - "Kunstkabinett",

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* 1970 - "Les Halles aux Idées", Paris – France * 1971 - "Dar America",

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– Morocco * 1972 - Ventes aux enchères, Drouot, Paris – France * 1973 - "L’œil de Bœuf" gallery (CIPAC), Paris – France * 1974 - "Ivan Spence" gallery,

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* 1974 - "Salon des Réalités Nouvelles", Paris – France * 1976 - "Biennale d’Art",

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– France * 1977 - "Salon de Mai", Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris – France *1977 - "Salon des Réalités Nouvelles", Paris – France * 1980 - "Engel gallery",

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* 1980 - "Fondation

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– Spain

Awards

* Gold medal of the ''

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for Education and Encouragement''. - March 2003.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talal, Chaibia 1929 births 2004 deaths Moroccan women painters Naïve painters Moroccan artists 20th-century Moroccan painters 20th-century women artists

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