Abdoulaye Diarrassouba 'Aboudia' (Ivorian, Born 1983) Untitled (Unframed)
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2013-01-01 | Acquired from the Jack Bell Gallery, London, 2013; A private collection
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- The Ivorian artist trained at the School of Applied Arts in Bingerville and at the Institut des Arts in Abidjan
- However, it is from the street and youth culture of Abidjan that he primarily draws his inspiration
- Synthesising these local influences with imagery drawn from traditional West African sculpture and voodoo iconography, Aboudia names his distinctive stylistic approach Nouchi - a term more typically used to describe the language spoken in the urban centres of the Côte d'Ivoire which fuses Ivorian vocabulary with French
- The word 'ART', scrawled in capital letters above the burgundy and black figure, evidences the influence of graffiti on the artist's distinctive aesthetic
- Articulated through Aboudia's energetic application of oil stick stop layers of collaged material, the work provides a lens into life in the capital city of the Côte d'Ivoire
- Stating 'my paintings are the Africa of today', the Ivorian artist reclaims control of the representation of the continent as he draws upon the visual language of his urban environment
- Since his market debut with Bonhams in 2013, sales of Aboudia's work have grown exponentially, totalling just over £6 million in the last year
- His international reach is reflected in his timely inclusion in the presentation of work at the Côte d'Ivoire pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale (on view until November 2022)
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