Abdoulaye Diarrassouba 'Aboudia' (B. 1983) Untitled
Provenienza : [Propriété non datée]
- Christie's private salesAcquired from the above by the present owner 阿布迪亞無題壓克力 油畫棒 拼貼 畫布2021年作 簽名︰ABOUDIA (下中) 來源佳士得私人洽購現藏家得自上述來源 In recent years, Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, also known as Aboudia, has become one of the most prominent African contemporary artists
- Known for his highly expressive large-scale canvases and murals combining graffiti elements with imagery inspired by West African carvings, the 39-year-old artist now divides his time between studios in Abidjan, of the Ivory Coast, and New York
- Aboudia's distinctive style, which has drawn comparisons with the iconic work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, finds inspiration in the collision of the graffiti culture of Abidjan and the traditional wood carvings of West Africa
- Aboudia calls this style 'nouchi', a reference to the slang spoken in the streets of Abidjan which is a hybrid of Ivorian and French vocabulary
- Aboudia is particularly interested in the link between children in marginalised areas and graffiti as a mode of communication
- As Aboudia has stated, graffiti is a means for 'these kids to express what [is] deep within them
- Because I had also been there, it occurred to me to try to transmit their message by portraying their pictures on canvas'
- The materials that Aboudia employs in his works are a significant feature of his practice, with the majority of his works featuring heavy layers of mixed media
- Whilst the figurative elements of Aboudia's work are inspired by street graffiti, his materials are often taken directly from the street itself
- Now one of the biggest names in contemporary African art, Aboudia's work has been exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Nevada Museum of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts' Summer Show in London, among many other shows. 人稱阿布迪亞的阿布迪亞・迪亞拉索巴年方三十九歲，近年已躍居最閃耀的一位非洲當代藝術家。他自西非雕塑汲取靈感，並結合塗鴉元素，創造出張力十足的大型油畫和壁畫。阿布迪亞的工作室分別設於象牙海岸阿比讓和美國紐約。 阿布迪亞的藝術獨樹一幟，因此常有人將之與尚・米榭・巴斯奇亞的經典藝術相提並論。然而阿布迪亞的藝術養分，較多來自阿比讓的塗鴉文化與西非傳統木雕所碰撞出的火花，他更以「nouchi」一詞（意指阿比讓街頭一種混
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Condition_report : The overall condition is good. There are fine cracks found along the edge over the stretcher bar. Short fine cracks is visible upon close inspection at center figure's mouth and near to the left edge. Under UV light examination, no retouch is found.
