Diversity of Popular Expressions in Arab Maghreb Drawings

Abstract

The current research addresses the study of the diversity of popular expressions in the drawings of the Arab Maghreb which can be employed in formative formulations that are consistent with the concepts of modernity in art, as the heritage expressions was associated with the authentic civilizational concepts and with the myths and folkloric stories that have an active presence in the memory of the Arab consciousness. The current research included four sections, the first contained the theoretical framework of the research. It identified the research problem which was summarized in the following question: What is the diversity in the popular expressions in the Arab Maghreb? In addition to its inclusion of the importance of the research and the need for it, and the research objective represented by (identifying the popular expressions in the Arab Maghreb), and it also included the research limits, including the objective that was determined by studying the representations of popular expressions in drawings of the Arab Maghreb executed with acrylic, watercolor and oil paints within the time limits confined between (1955_2018) and the spatial limits in the countries of the Arab Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria), reaching the definition of the terms mentioned in the research. The study analyzed a sample of 4 models from the works of artists from each of the countries of the Arab. Th results showed that the Moroccan artist sought to enrich his artistic experience with subjects related to the local and folkloric richness in the diversity of popular expressions, as in all the sample models of the research. The research concluded with proposals, in which it was suggested to conduct a comparative study between popular symbols in the countries of the Maghreb and the Arab Gulf countries.