Frédéric Bruly Bouabré Descoperă o
sentiment, nu
o galerie de artă
Alege o stare de spirit și camera însăși îți va răspunde — lumina se răcește sau se încălzește, ritmul aerului se schimbă, iar doar lucrările care poartă acea emoție ies în prim-plan din întuneric. Tot celălalt se retrage în umbră.
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
**a life of artistic innovation and cultural preservation** frédéric bruly bouabré, also known as cheik nadro, was a pivotal figure in ivorian art, born in zéprégühé, côte d'ivoire in 1923 and passing away in abidjan, côte d'ivoire in 2014. his legacy is marked by the creation of the bété syllabary, a seminal writing system for the bété language, comprising approximately 440 pictographic characters that vividly depict scenes from life,
each standing for a syllable in bété. **early life and inspiration** the genesis of bouabré's work can be traced back to a revelatory experience on march 11, 1948, where he envisioned seven colorful suns forming a circle of beauty around their mother-sun. this epiphany led him to adopt the moniker "cheik nadro: ‘he who does not forget.’" from then on, bouabré delved into various fields of knowledge, compiling his research in manuscript…
