▁and ▁ide ological ▁movements ▁that ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁artists ▁are ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁society ▁they ▁live ▁in ▁and ▁den ounce ▁seg reg ation , ▁rac ism ▁and ▁in just ice ▁that ▁divided ▁communities ▁of ▁colonial ▁Al ger ia . ▁A ▁clear ▁shift ▁in ▁operated ▁from ▁orient al ism ▁and ▁ex otic ism : ▁new ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁tra uma ▁and ▁the ▁pain ▁appear , ▁for ▁instance ▁in ▁the ▁portrait ▁The ▁W id ow ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁by ▁Moh amed ▁Iss iak hem . ▁ ▁" Art ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁resistance ▁as ▁it ▁suggests ▁and ▁makes ▁visible ▁the ▁invisible , ▁the ▁hidden , ▁it ▁stands ▁alert ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁life ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Al ger ian ▁artists ▁start ▁organ izing ▁themselves , ▁through ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Pl astic ▁Arts ▁or ▁UN AP ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁for ▁instance ; ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Moh amed ▁Iss iak hem ▁or ▁Ali ▁Kh od ja ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁it . ▁ ▁Non - fig uration ▁and ▁" P ain ters ▁of ▁the ▁Sign " ▁ ▁Ab dal lah ▁Ben ante ur ▁and ▁Moh amed ▁Kh add a ▁opened ▁a ▁path ▁for ▁abstract ▁( non - fig ur ative ) ▁Al ger ian ▁art . ▁They ▁were ▁French ▁since ▁child hood ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁France . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Moh amed ▁A ks ou h , ▁Moh amed ▁Lou