Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, an Ivorian artist and thinker, is one of Africa’s most compelling contributors to the global art world.
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Designed as a writing system for the Bété language, which had traditionally been transmitted orally, Bouabré’s syllabary consists of over 400 pictograms.
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The Vinyl Suite is an extraordinary curated collection of over 80 original drawings by Frédéric Bruly Bouabré.
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Vision Solaire is a pivotal work in Frédéric Bruly Bouabré’s artistic and philosophical journey, marking the moment of his profound spiritual awakening in 1948.
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Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound
The Ivorian artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré created an unmistakable and entirely unique body of work, first as a writer and linguist, and then in a dazzling series of colorful drawings on a multitude of subjects, from his native Bété culture to the urban milieu of Abidjan to the all-encompassing themes of fraternity, equality and global understanding. All but unknown even in his home country of Côte d’Ivoire, Bouabré found international recognition in 1989 when he participated in the landmark Paris exhibition Magiciens de la terre, and his work has since been the subject of solo and group exhibitions around the world.
