Aboudia

Aboudia was born in 1983 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. His work has previously been exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Saatchi Gallery among others. Aboudia draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The artist is noted for his heavily layered, brutally energetic paintings that combine an innocence […]

Aboudia was born in 1983 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. His work has previously been exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Saatchi Gallery among others. Aboudia draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The artist is noted for his heavily layered, brutally energetic paintings that combine an innocence and spontaneity with the portrayal of a dark interior world. Since the Ivorian civil war in 2011, his urban landscapes have been haunted by trauma; armed soldiers, ominous skulls and a populace hemmed in by danger. Recent work continues to grapple with the hardships of daily life and the social inequalities of downtown Abidjan. Often claustrophobic and oppressive, his painting achieves a careful balance between pathos and aggression.