Google celebrate Hussein Amin Bicar’s 104th Birthday on January 2 2017
Countries, in which doodle was shown: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
Hussein Amin Bicar was a renowned Egyptian painter, musician, writer and art educator.
Hussein Amin Ibrahim Bicar was born on 2 January 1913 near Anfoushi in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt.
His father died when he was a young child and his mother, recognizing his talent for art, moved them to Cairo and enrolled him in the higher school of arts in Cairo, from which he graduated in 1933
Graduating at the top of his class in 1933, the bright young Bicar had dreams of a brilliant future as a free-lance artist, but the economic depression of the 1930s introduced a harsh reality.
Hussein Bicar believes that the challenge to artists today is to syncretize by being local and international at the same time.
Hussein Amin Bicar was one of Egypt’s most prominent artists of the 20th century
Bicar was known for his kindness, humanity and passion for making art accessible to all.
Bicar taught art in primary and secondary school s until 1942.
Bicar also pursued work as a writer and illustrator.
He wrote and illustrated for many newspapers, magazines and his own children’s books.
After graduating from the Cairo higher school of fine arts in 1934, he spent more than 60 years of his life teaching art at schools and universities and then through the press.
He is credited for initiating a style of journalistic art that elevated illustrating for news papers to a level close to that of the fine art, he is known for his simple and clear style reflecting the influence of Pharaonic art with its harmony, serenity and mystic.
Bicar’s journalistic contributions go beyond illustrations to include art criticism and narrative poetry.
Being the first Egyptian artist to illustrate Arabic children’s books, Bicar has played a major role in establishing and promoting this field.
Bicar was an avid music lover, he could play the lute at the age of eight and by nine was teaching it to young girls and woman society
He was of Turkish extraction and a member of the Bahá'í Faith
In 1952 he was a founding illustrator for "Sinbad," the first Arabic children's magazine.
Over the years, Bicar received a number of awards and decorations
And most recently, the Mubarak prize (Egypt 2000) shortly before his death
Died: November 2002, Cairo, Egypt
His work influenced many subsequent children’s magazines in the Arabic-speaking world.
Bicar was also passionate about music.
He was a talented Bouzouki and Oud player, and played traditional and classic music in several bands.
Google celebrate Hussein Amin Bicar’s 104th Birthday on January 2 2017
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