Mohammed Khadda

**Mohammed Khadda** (Arabic: محمد الخدة; 14 March 1930 – 4 May 1991) na he be an Algerian painter, sculptor, den writer. Na dem consider Khadda say he be among de founders of contemporary Algerian painting den one of de chaw representatives of de "sign painters.", as dem indicate by ein nickie "peintre du signe" given by Jean Sénac. He debut insyd 1960. Ein influences include Cubism den Arabic calligraphy. He tend toward de non-figurative anaa abstract. He represent a generation of Algerian artists wey combine de ideas of calligraphic heritage den formal language of Western formal writing thru Western abstraction thru de 1950s.

## Biography

### Early life
Na dem born Mohammed Khadda insyd 1930 insyd Mostaganem, wen na Algeria still dey under de occupation of France. Na he be de eldest of five kiddies, two die while dem be infants. Ein poppie, Bendehiba Khadda, na dem born am insyd 1912 insyd de town of Mina wey he move go Mostaganem at a very young age. Although na dem born Bendehiba, he hold chaw occupations such as a bricklayer den a dock worker. Khadda ein mommie, Nebi El Ghali na dem born am insyd 1911 insyd Zemora, Algeria, a city near Tiaret. Wen na she be a little girlie, na dem murder ein parents by a settler tribe near wer na she live. She, as Mohammed ein poppie, sanso be blind, buh na dem manage adjust. Benedehiba den Nebi meet insyd Mostaganem wey na dem marry insyd 1929. 

### Education den professional career

Insyd 1936, Mohammed Khadda attend a school insyd Tigditt, Mostaganem insyd an Arab neighborhood. Insyd 1942, he den ein family for leave Mostaganem secof a famine insyd de area. De family move go Tiaret wey na dem move in plus ein aunt. Na he no fi receive any education for school during dis period. Na ebe miserable der secof dema aunt no fi provide give dem secof ein age. Three months later, he return to Mostaganem wey he go back to school. Insyd 1944, he receive a diploma from de school. Na ein poppie wan make he get a job as soon as he receive ein diploma, buh one of ein teachers gvie am a year of respite so he no for settle for a job he no dey enjoy. Insyd 1944, Khadda find a job for a printing company, insyd de region of Ain Sefra. During de day, he go sketch patterns, then he go work for ein paintings for nightie. Furthermore, he decide make he take on a second job insyd de evening, dey bind books give different writers such as Omar Khayyam, Abdou Mohammed, Taha Hussein, Hafid, Jami, André Gide, André Breton, den Jean Cocteau. Na dem teah am drawing, while he dey attend classes wey na ein superior dey bia.

### Life insyd Paris
Insyd de early 1950s, while na dem dey intensify de Algerian resistance, Khadda spend chaw of ein time insyd de Paris, along plus Benanteur. Mohammed Khadda attend de Académie de la Grande Chaumière. While he learn more about art, he sanso dey work for various print shops, den dey explore de culture of Paris.

### Return to Algeria
Insyd 1991, he die insyd Algiers. Dem dey argue say na he be one of de founders of contemporary art insyd Algeria. Dem still dey celebrate ein art after ein death as well, as dem show insyd "Horizons Maghrébins- Le droit à la mémoire"https://www.persee.fr/issue/horma_0984-2616_1999_num_37_1, anaa insyd "Les Casbahs ne s'assiègent pas"https://www.fnac.com/a4897931/NIC-SURLAPIERRE-Casbahs-ne-s-assiegent-pas-les-hommage-a-mohammed-khadda.

## Important movements

* Na Mohammed Khadda be involved insyd chaw art movements den organizations thru out ein career wey na e dey continue to influence art insyd Africa den de rest of de world. Sam of dese dey include:
* National Union of the Visual Arts, 1967
* Aouchem (Arabic for tattoo) Art Movement, 1967
* School of Sign, 1967
* "Sign Painters"
* Created over 70 murals in the 1970s
* He fight pus de National Liberation Army during French Resistance

## Tribute
For March 14, 2020, Google celebrate ein 90th birthday plus a Google Doodle.

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