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Born 1951 Rabat, Morocco. Known for: Painting.
Mehdi Qotbi was born in 1951 in modest circumstances of the Takaddoum neighborhood in Rabat, Kenitra and entered military school. In a Scout club called the Tigers, he drew on a wall a tiger whose... Read full biography
Mehdi Qotbi was born in 1951 in modest circumstances of the Takaddoum neighborhood in Rabat, Kenitra and entered military school. In a Scout club called the Tigers, he drew on a wall a tiger whose power amazed spectators, though he had never drawn or painted. This was the starting point. He left... Read full biography
Mehdi Qotbi was born in 1951 in modest circumstances of the Takaddoum neighborhood in Rabat, Kenitra and entered military school. In a Scout club called the Tigers, he drew on a wall a tiger whose power amazed spectators, though he had never drawn or painted. This was the starting point. He left high school and his family, trying various trades. He was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Rabat. He was helped by the painter Jilali Gharbaoui, one of the largest Moroccan painters, one of the... Read full biography
Mehdi Qotbi was born in 1951 in modest circumstances of the Takaddoum neighborhood in Rabat, Kenitra and entered military school. In a Scout club called the Tigers, he drew on a wall a tiger whose power amazed spectators, though he had never drawn or painted. This was the starting point. He left high school and his family, trying various trades. He was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Rabat. He was helped by the painter Jilali Gharbaoui, one of the largest Moroccan painters, one of the first non-figurative. Then he decided to leave for France. He arrived in Paris and returned to Toulouse where he had found a better home in the process. He attended the School of Fine Arts Toulouse from 1969 to 1972, where he worked with Daniel... Read full biography
Mehdi Qotbi was born in 1951 in modest circumstances of the Takaddoum neighborhood in Rabat, Kenitra and entered military school. In a Scout club called the Tigers, he drew on a wall a tiger whose power amazed spectators, though he had never drawn or painted. This was the starting point. He left high school and his family, trying various trades. He was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Rabat. He was helped by the painter Jilali Gharbaoui, one of the largest Moroccan painters, one of the first non-figurative. Then he decided to leave for France. He arrived in Paris and returned to Toulouse where he had found a better home in the process. He attended the School of Fine Arts Toulouse from 1969 to 1972, where he worked with Daniel Schintone, and it was there that he decided to change his name. Finally, he attended... Read full biography