Ali Lagrouni (Morocco, 1956)

Born in Morocco in 1956, Ali Lagrouni lives and works in Geneva. His paintings are like expressionist windows into his emotions relating to life, identity and homeland. Deeply anchored into a Moroccan painterly heritage, his unique visual language often translates into mystical representations of personal stories, making them universal and timeless.

Lagrouni leaves Fez (Morocco) aged only sixteen. He lives in Paris for a while before settling down in Switzerland, where he still works. Self-taught, his first paintings come as a nostalgic expression of his youth near the old Moorish capital.

A conservatory percussionist, Lagrouni gives jazz music an overwhelming voice in his brush and compositions. His singular blue and warm metaphors echo the heritage of modern Moroccan painting championed by masters like Hassan Glaoui or Jilali Gharbaoui. Freely transcending figuration and abstraction, Ali Lagrouni’s work is an affirmation of identity, constantly redefining balance in this world, acting as a stylized shield against the psychological aggressions from the outside.

ALI LAGROUNI

1956

Morocco

Dispair

150 x 120 cm

Oil on Canvas

1990

ALI LAGROUNI

1956

Morocco

Hinde

200 x 300 cm

Oil on Canvas

1991

ALI LAGROUNI

1956

Morocco

Depth

80 x 59 cm

Oil on Canvas

2005

ALI LAGROUNI

1956

Morocco

Passion

280 x 200

Oil on Canvas

1991