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Aboudia

(Ivorian, born 1983)

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Aboudia

Untitled, 2020

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untitled by aboudia

Aboudia

Untitled, 2021

Price on Request

untitled by aboudia

Aboudia

Untitled, 2021

Price on Request

Biography

Timeline

Aboudia, whose real name Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, is an Ivorian painter born in 1983.
After been graduated from the Technical Center of Applied Arts in Abidjan in 2005, Aboudia witnessed the armed conflict in 2011 and in particular the battle of Abidjan.
During several months of war, Aboudia represented in his paintings hostile crowd, terrified civilians, dead people, weapons ...
The paintings of Aboudia impress by their colourful, wild, childlike style and a very large size, up to four meters long.
His works are inspired by graffiti on walls and kid's drawings that express their anger or their dreams.
Like a street painter, Aboudia captures the energy of the streets in Abidjan and often works on series of paintings.
He will become a big name in African art in the coming years.
Aboudia lives and works in Abidjan.

Exhibitions

2016
Group show at Art Stage Singapore, Ethan Cohen New York
Solo show Talking Heads at Ethan Cohen New York
2015
Group show at Art Stage Singapore, Ethan Cohen New York
Group exhibition “PANGAEA II”, Saatchi Gallery, London Solo show at VOLTA New York, Ethan Cohen New York
Solo Exhibition “Nouchi Dream”, Ethan Cohen New York
Solo show at VOLTA BASEL, Ethan Cohen New York
Solo exhibition “Sossoroh Urbain”, Jack Bell Gallery
Group exhibition “FLAUNT: Africa New Wave”, Ethan Cohen New York
Group show at Art Miami, Ethan Cohen New York
Group show at Art Lima, Ethan Cohen New York
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