This is a rare opportunity to purchase an original artwork by the celebrated Ivorian outsider/visionary artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, also known as Cheik Nadro (1923-2014).
Bouabré was born in Zépréguhé, and was among the first Ivorians to be educated by the French colonial government. On March 11, 1948, he received a vision, which directly influenced much of his later work. Bouabré created many of his hundreds of small drawings while working as a clerk in various government offices. These drawings depict many different subjects, mostly drawn from local folklore; some also describe his own visions. All the drawings are part of a larger cycle, titled World Knowledge. Bouabré also created a 448-letter, universal Bété syllabary, which he used to transcribe the oral tradition of his people, the Bétés. His visual language is portrayed on some 1,000 small cards using ballpoint pens and crayons, with symbolic imagery surrounded by text, each carrying a unique divinatory message and comments on life and history. [Text from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]
This card is part of the 'Les Femmes Celébrent La Bonté' series created in September 2009 using coloured pencil, crayon and ballpoint pen on white card. The piece is dated and signed to the back.
Bouabré's vibrant art has been exhibited at several of the world's most important art galleries and museums, and is held in collections around the world including Tate Modern and MoMA New York.
Bouabré was born in Zépréguhé, and was among the first Ivorians to be educated by the French colonial government. On March 11, 1948, he received a vision, which directly influenced much of his later work. Bouabré created many of his hundreds of small drawings while working as a clerk in various government offices. These drawings depict many different subjects, mostly drawn from local folklore; some also describe his own visions. All the drawings are part of a larger cycle, titled World Knowledge. Bouabré also created a 448-letter, universal Bété syllabary, which he used to transcribe the oral tradition of his people, the Bétés. His visual language is portrayed on some 1,000 small cards using ballpoint pens and crayons, with symbolic imagery surrounded by text, each carrying a unique divinatory message and comments on life and history. [Text from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License]
This card is part of the 'Les Femmes Celébrent La Bonté' series created in September 2009 using coloured pencil, crayon and ballpoint pen on white card. The piece is dated and signed to the back.
Bouabré's vibrant art has been exhibited at several of the world's most important art galleries and museums, and is held in collections around the world including Tate Modern and MoMA New York.