Ange-Arthur Koua was born in 1989 in Abidjan, where he currently lives and works. In an interview with Louisimone Guirandou Gallery he claimed that he aims at “expressing oneself freely”. This is why he has felt trapped by the use of paint as a medium and has started working with a combination of paint and textile, in particular jeans, thus becoming a mixed-media artist.
The exhibit “MANsonges” at Louisimone Guirandou Gallery has given Ange-Arthur Koua the opportunity to explore in his “tapestries” the idea that lived experience takes place in two worlds, on the border between the visible and the invisible; his work is inspired by the belief, common in eastern Côte d’Ivoire, that the souls of the deceased linger on in their clothing. He also offers us a series of works on paper, images of faces that explore the universe of masks and statuary.
His latest exhibition took place at Louisimone Guirandou Gallery 5 November-12 December 2020.
