Mahjoub Ben Bella (20 October 1946 – 11 June 2020) was an Algerian-born French painter and designer.[1] He is well known for his murals and cobblestone designs for Paris–Roubaix.
In 1975, Ben Bella returned to Tourcoing and set up his permanent workshop, where he would spend the remainder of his career. His paintings were largely abstract and often used Arabic calligraphy. In 1986, he painted L'Envers du Nord using the roadway for Paris–Roubaix. The total length of road used for this painting was 12 kilometers.[2]
In 2000, he painted 1800 ceramic tiles for the station Colbert on the Lille Metro in Tourcoing.[3]
Mahjoub Ben Bella died on 11 June 2020 in Tourcoing at the age of 73 following a long illness.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Tourcoing : le peintre Mahjoub Ben Bella est mort". France Bleu (in French). 11 June 2020.
^"Regard d'artiste – Mahjoub Ben Bella". ina.fr (in French). 26 October 2003.
^"Cahier de documentation Mahjoub Ben Bella, la couleur incantatoire" (PDF). Ville de Lille (in French). 2013.
^"Mahjoub Ben Bella, une quête absolue d'amour, de couleurs et de lumière". La Voix du Nord (in French). 12 June 2020.
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mahjoub, bella, october, 1946, june, 2020, algerian, born, french, painter, designer, well, known, murals, cobblestone, designs, paris, roubaix, born22, october, 1946maghnia, french, algeriadied11, june, 2020, 2020, aged, tourcoing, francenationalityfrenchoccu. Mahjoub Ben Bella 20 October 1946 11 June 2020 was an Algerian born French painter and designer 1 He is well known for his murals and cobblestone designs for Paris Roubaix Mahjoub Ben BellaBorn22 October 1946Maghnia French AlgeriaDied11 June 2020 2020 06 11 aged 73 Tourcoing FranceNationalityFrenchOccupationArtistBiography editAfter his education at the Ecole des Beaux Arts d Oran Ben Bella moved to France at the age of 19 in the Nord Department He then continued his studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Tourcoing the Ecole nationale superieure des arts decoratifs and the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux Arts He began his career teaching at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Cambrai In 1975 Ben Bella returned to Tourcoing and set up his permanent workshop where he would spend the remainder of his career His paintings were largely abstract and often used Arabic calligraphy In 1986 he painted L Envers du Nord using the roadway for Paris Roubaix The total length of road used for this painting was 12 kilometers 2 In 2000 he painted 1800 ceramic tiles for the station Colbert on the Lille Metro in Tourcoing 3 Mahjoub Ben Bella died on 11 June 2020 in Tourcoing at the age of 73 following a long illness 4 References edit Tourcoing le peintre Mahjoub Ben Bella est mort France Bleu in French 11 June 2020 Regard d artiste Mahjoub Ben Bella ina fr in French 26 October 2003 Cahier de documentation Mahjoub Ben Bella la couleur incantatoire PDF Ville de Lille in French 2013 Mahjoub Ben Bella une quete absolue d amour de couleurs et de lumiere La Voix du Nord in French 12 June 2020 nbsp This article about an African painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mahjoub Ben Bella amp oldid 1129684846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
