Hocein Talal Explained

Hocein Talal
Native Name:الحسين طلال
Native Name Lang:ar
Other Names:Hossein Tallal
Birth Place:Chtouka, Morocco
Death Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Occupation:Painting
Partner:Chaïbia Talal (mother)

Hocein Talal (Arabic: الحسين طلال; 1942– February 19, 2022), was a Moroccan painter. He was the son of Chaïbia Talal, one of the leading figures of contemporary Moroccan art.[1] His name is also written as Hossein Tallal.

Biography

Talal was born in 1942 in Chtouka (El Jadida Province), while his mother Chaïbia, married to a 70-year old man, was only 14. One year later, his father died, and his widowed mother raised him alone. She worked as a maid to earn money to support herself and her son.[2]

Starting in 1967, Hocein was introduced to the visual art world, for which his mother had a big interest. He participated in numerous exhibitions around the world, including Galerie la Roue à Paris (1967), Salon de Mai of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (1974), and many other exhibitions in Morocco, but also in Spain, Denmark, USA and Egypt.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moroccan Painter Hossein Tallal Passes Away | MapNews.
  2. News: Al Hajri . Ibrahim . 4 October 2014 . المغربية الشعيبية طلال.. طفولة رسم . ar . Moroccan Chaibia Talal.. childhood drawing . . Al Jazeera . 1 April 2018.
  3. Web site: L’artiste peintre Hossein Tallal est décédé. LE. MATIN. lematin.ma.