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Artist
Biography
Imad Sanouni / Morocco
Artist of plastic, caricaturiste and dessinateur de presse
For Imad Sanouni, caricature is a means to fight corruption and be able to face society. He adopted a witty style to touch on sensitive issues and controversial topics through caricature
Imad was born in Casablanca on March 26, 1979. He began drawing at a very young age and wanted his father to be his first teacher as he was brought up in an artistic environment that appreciates the arts and caters for talent
He graduated from the Higher Institute for Fine Arts and worked as a cartoonist at the Moroccan Baboubi satirical magazine where he began his professional career in caricature and cartoons. This experience was highly enriching for the artist as he worked with an audacious team that did not hesitate in crossing red lines
Imad sees his style as spontaneous and rooted in the preoccupations of the general public. After all, he said, the caricature is inspired by its social surroundings
Imagine that the February 20 Movement in Morocco has affected the progress and development of press caricature and cartoons as it provides new territory and raw material for young artists' production
