Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba (Ivorian, born 1983)


Untitled signed 'ABOUDIA' (lower right)mixed media on canvas 120 x 180cm (47 1/4 x 70 7/8in).
|ProvenanceAcquired at Out of Africa Gallery, Spain.A private collection, USA.This subject of this painting, Abidijan's youths, are one of Aboudia's signature motifs. He spent much of his own childhood playing with his peers on the streets:"I feel close to them because when I decided to get involved in art, my family was against it and I left my home and lived alone. The Abobo railway station has always been a source of inspiration because it is a living and popular place. Many marginalized kids meet there. Because I noticed that these kids drew upon the neighbourhood walls to express what was deep within them, it occurred to me - because I had also been there - to try and transmit the message portrayed by their pictures on canvas".