acrylic and oil painting, collage, pillowcase, bogolan and fabric on canvasGalerie Cécile Fakhoury
Description
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1. Visual Elements: The artwork features a bold, abstract composition with contrasting colors, shapes, and textures. The predominant elements are splashes of red, white, and black, along with geometric patterns and scattered dots.
2. Subject Matter: The piece appears to depict a playful, almost surreal, scene with a prominent central symbol or character. There are also various symbolic elements, including the word "Rimbaud" and a kite-like shape.
3. Artistic Style and Technique: The artwork showcases a mixed-media approach, combining elements of collage, graffiti-inspired markings, and expressive brushstrokes. The overall style has a bold, energetic, and visually striking quality.
4. Context: This contemporary artwork seems to draw inspiration from the experimental and unconventional nature of the renowned French poet Arthur Rimbaud, known for his innovative and influential contributions to modern poetry. ...
Through vibrant colors, dynamic shapes, and hypnotic signs and symbols, Ouattara Watts explores the spiritual bonds that transcend geography and nationality. By merging found objects, photographs, and raw materials, Watts' paintings invoke the artist's multicultural identity and offer various levels of readings, socially and historically. With lyricism and wit, Watts conjures imaginary worlds and magical visions, both urban and ancestral, to contemplate the metaphysical relationships between beings. ...
Galerie Cecile Fakhoury opened its doors in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in September 2012. In May 2018, the gallery inaugurated its second space in Dakar, Senegal and a showroom in Paris, France. Shortly after, in March 2020, a new project space dedicated to emerging artists from Africa opened in Abidjan. In October 2021, Galerie Cecile Fakhoury inaugurated another gallery, opening in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on Avenue Matignon. The gallery promotes contemporary art from Africa and the Diaspora by providing visibility to the artistic diversity and creative spirit from the continent. Through its programming of solo and group exhibitions, participation in international art fairs, biennales, and collaboration with international galleries, Cecile Fakhoury is a leading force putting contemporary African art on the global map. The artists represented by the gallery are distinguished by their cultural identities and stories, they create a new language that crosses geographical boundaries and familiarities. They are observers of the world they live in, critics of society, and committed to their positions living within complex histories. In turn, they ask us to reconsider our own relation to the world. ...
