Contemporary

abdoulaye diarrassouba

Born 1983

The Vibrant Pulse of Abidjan: The Art of Aboudia Born in 1983 amidst the culturally rich and bustling landscape of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Abdoulaye Diarrassouba—known globally by his moniker Aboudia—has emerged as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary African art. His journey is deeply rooted in the academic rigor of his homeland, having refined his technical prowess at the School of Applied Arts in Bingerville and later at the Institut des Arts in Abidjan. These formative years provided him with a sophisticated foundation in composition and form, yet it was the raw, kinetic ene…

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A chart of abdoulaye diarrassouba's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

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abdoulaye diarrassouba

1983

The Subject Atlas

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Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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