Guernica 2013, Hommage à Pablo Picasso*
Description
Provenance
Private collection, Lebanon. Acquired by the present owner from Galerie Claude Lemand Paris
Location
Lebanon
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Description
Throughout his artistic path, Mahjoub Ben Bella has often invoked his peers in striking tributes to Delacroix, Goya or Van Gogh. In this work, the artist pays homage to Picasso's Guernica while staying true to his non-figurative style. The monochrome palette and emblematic figures of Picasso's work are respected. The central composition is surrounded by two red-orange bands which evoke war: the blaze, the mass grave and the blood.
Mahjoub Ben Bella (1946 –2020) was born in Oran, Algeria. He studied at his hometown’s École des Beaux-Arts before moving to France where he joined the École des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing, the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and the Beaux-Arts de Paris. He ultimately settled in the North of France, where he is known for monumental accomplishments: in 1986, he painted 12 kilometres of roadway on the Paris-Roubaix cycling race and in 2000, he decorated a station of the Lille Metro network with 1800 ceramic tiles.
Like many artists of his generation, Ben Bella combined his Arab heritage including calligraphy into the Post World War II modernist movements. He used to repeatedly apply thick textures of colour, providing his compositions a vibrant dynamism.
Exhibitions
Showcased in “Mahjoub Ben Bella. La couleur incantatoire”, Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse, Lille, October 2013 - January 2014
Literature
Reproduced in the catalogue of the exhibition “Mahjoub Ben Bella. La couleur incantatoire”, Musée de l’Hospice Comtesse, Lille, 2013, page 38
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