Name Mohamed Demagh | ||
Mohamed Demagh ( born 4 July 1930 Batna ) is an Algerian sculptor.
Biography
During the Algerian War Mohamed Demagh survives a bombing of French aviation in the maquis in Aures under the command of Abdelhamid Boudiaf (not to be confused with Mohammed Boudiaf) where 35 of his companions perished. He refused to participate in the First Indochina War.
Mohamed Demagh begins in the artistic life from 1966. He has presented several solo exhibitions and participated in mass demonstrations in Algeria (1972, 1974, 1983, 1992) . He created two sculptures: Surprise, Mother and Child at Pan African Festival Algiers in 1969.
After September 11 attacks, Mohamed Demagh, for memory to the victims, he created a piece of debris from bombs dating from the Algeria War.
A retrospective of the artist's life was produced by the Algerian television during the 1980s.
Mohamed Demagh was a friend of Kateb Yacine.