#algerianpainter

[mydearalgeria]

Celebration of the Prophet Mawlid in Tlemcen - 1910/1920.

In the background, there's Sidi Abdallah Ben Mansour tomb at Ain El Hout.

[herchive]

When asked why she prefered certain subjects for her works, Baya explained that she simply painted what she felt: "Why birds?", they ask me. Well, I like birds. Why butterflies? Well, because I like butterflies. For all this, I do not give a theme. I feel it and I put it onto paper. I take pleasure in that, but I cannot say why my painting is like this or like that. When I paint, I am happy, I am in another world, I forget everything. People tell me: "Why (do you paint) the same thing?" I find that if I change, I will no longer be Baya. — Améziane Ferhani, “Interview de Baya” . . #Herchive #archive #Baya #BayaMahieddine #womenartist #womanpainter #Algeria #algerianpainter #folklore #folkloreartist #bold #women #colorful #pattern #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B314UCcIT68/?igshid=2snglb3rcgso

[herchive]

Baya Mahieddine was born Fatima Haddad outside Bordj El Kiffan, Algeria. Her ancestors belonged to a small rural tribe of mixed Kabyle and Arab heritage, with a tradition of oral storytelling and folklore. Video: Baya, © Al Djazaira Al Thalitha Photos: Baya, © Photo Galerie Maeght #Herchive #archive #Baya #BayaMahieddine #womenartist #womanpainter #Algeria #algerianpainter #folklore #folkloreartist #bold #women #colorful #pattern #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B3hRzBLFiTf/?igshid=15cdqiiclqo6w

[herchive]

Baya Mahieddine (born Fatima Haddad) was a self-taught Algerian folklore artist. Born in Bordj El Kiffan in 1931, Baya used gouaches to illustrate her signature bold women in colourful dresses and veils, often surrounded by vegetation, dreamlike animals and musical instruments. Orphaned by the age of five, Baya was raised by her grandmother. Then, as an 11-year-old, she was adopted by Marguerite Camina Benhoura, the wealthy French woman and judge’s wife who employed Baya’s grandmother as a housekeeper. Benhoura became Bayaʼs teacher and patron, but some reports also suggest Baya worked as a servant in the house. Bayaʼs extraordinary body of work caught the attention of art dealer Aime Maeght and age 16 she had her first exhibition in Paris in 1947. She later learned pottery in France and crossed paths with Picasso and Matisse, who were so inspired by her colourful work they created similar pieces of their own. In 1952 Baya returned to Algeria, wedded in an arranged marriage and subsequently ceased painting until 1962. This period of her life coincided with the Algerian War of Independence from 1954 until 1962. Following her return to painting, she exhibited her work in Algiers and Paris and continued doing so until her death in 1998. Baya once said that she painted happy scenes as a result of the unhappiness in her life. The literary critic Ranjana Khanna noted that for Baya, “holding the brushes was a form of therapy that allowed her to evade every other difficulty.” Illustration @inescosta.me Text @melisagrayward Photos: Baya, © Photo Galerie Maeght #Herchive #archive #Baya #BayaMahieddine #womenartist #womanpainter #Algeria #algerianpainter #folklore #folkloreartist #bold #women #colorful #pattern #illustration (at Bordj El Kiffan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cirK8loqO/?igshid=uzs26qoxqvln