Scene au Douar Scene in the Village

Two xxXxx water color on cardboard by Mohamed “Baba” Babahoum, who was born in Essioura, Morocco.  The art work visualises typical scenes from farm areas around the Marrakesh and Essioura region.  The family is an integral part of daily farm life, and so the coexistence however depicting tribal powers.  His drawings are usually absolute & dominant,  outlined by black pencil filled with a few colors. In his world, everything is absolute, frontal and of archaic visual language. These two drawings also reflect his style in expressing faces and human behaviour.

About the artist: Mohamad became an artist at the age of 70, with his first drawings on the back of materials he could find including packaging paper and cardboard. Prior to this, he had a long career as metal dealer and supplier to the Medina shops.  When he first showed his drawings around the Medina, he told people his grandson did the work.  Mohamad still produces art and his distinct work was presented in several galleries around Essioura.