Hamed Ouattara?s Bolibana Reimagines Disposability + Possibility
Known as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary African design, multidisciplinary artist + designer Hamed Ouattara's debut American exhibition ? Bolibana ? is on display at Friedman Benda.
Burkinabé multidisciplinary artist and designer Hamed Ouattara’s first American solo show ? Bolibana ? is currently on exhibit at Friedman Benda. Known as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary African design, Ouattara’s new body of high-design work has been unveiled in a residential setting in the Hollywood Hills. In the Bamana language of West Africa, ?Bolibana? refers to the unusual end to a journey, or a transformation. Ouattara is known for upcycling discarded industrial materials ? like his signature oil drums ? into colorful art that uses the debris to tell the end to the story of waste and global trade. Afrika
Ouattara’s work combines the spirits of artisanal and industrial to create a culturally significant and visually striking result, questioning the disposability and reimagining the possibilities of material and design. Throughout the Bolibana exhibition, he celebrates traditional techniques and craft, with each work?s accumulated patina telling a story of its past.
Afrika
Ouattara approached the work in two ways ? first by focusing on the reuse of waste from the increasingly industrialized Burkina Faso, and second by re-engaging with the craft and knowledge that’s been lost due to these same changes. The latter drew influe...
Burkinabé multidisciplinary artist and designer Hamed Ouattara’s first American solo show ? Bolibana ? is currently on exhibit at Friedman Benda. Known as one of the most prominent voices in contemporary African design, Ouattara’s new body of high-design work has been unveiled in a residential setting in the Hollywood Hills. In the Bamana language of West Africa, ?Bolibana? refers to the unusual end to a journey, or a transformation. Ouattara is known for upcycling discarded industrial materials ? like his signature oil drums ? into colorful art that uses the debris to tell the end to the story of waste and global trade. Afrika
Ouattara’s work combines the spirits of artisanal and industrial to create a culturally significant and visually striking result, questioning the disposability and reimagining the possibilities of material and design. Throughout the Bolibana exhibition, he celebrates traditional techniques and craft, with each work?s accumulated patina telling a story of its past.
Afrika
Ouattara approached the work in two ways ? first by focusing on the reuse of waste from the increasingly industrialized Burkina Faso, and second by re-engaging with the craft and knowledge that’s been lost due to these same changes. The latter drew influe...
-------------------------------- |
|
Seven Hills SF: Feldman Architecture’s Airy Workspace Transformation
19-05-2024 05:12 - (
architecture )
Water’s Edge: Captivating Coastal Residence by SAOTA
19-05-2024 05:12 - (
architecture )