Abiy | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Abiy
- France
- Painter
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Free from the weight of my own traditions, my compositions provide a sense of universal art.
An Ethiopian artist, Abiy first became known in his country after having studied and taught art in Addis-Ababa. The Ethiopian–French Alliance was the first to believe in his work and to export his art to France. In 2006, his participation in the 1 st Congress of African writers at Unesco in Paris marked an important milestone in his career. He then settled in a small town in the Ardeche two years later. A member of Az’arts since 2010, he participates in numerous exhibitions of the Ardeche community, while increasing his appearances in the artistic events of the region
While painting (oils, acrylics) remain his prefers medium, Abiy likes to vary techniques (collage, pastel, chalk…) and media (paper, canvas, glass). Numerous elements are reminiscent of his training at the School of Fine Arts and his preferred painters: Jean-Michel Basquiat (20th century), Egon Schiele (19th and 20th centuries) and Wosene Kosrof. His swaying nude women are reminiscent of the unstructured figures of Pablo Picasso (20th century). With his diversity, his style is a unique blend of urban elements and populist traditions. His roots can be seen in his choice of vivid colours and African motifs. With their large missing eyes, his portraits evoke the exoticism of ceremonial masques. His painting reveals with sincerity the double face of his natal Ethiopia: an apparent gaiety, under which runs a deep melancholy.
France
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- 2012TransAfrica FestivalSaint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France
- 2010Exhibition at the Alliance FrançaiseParis, France
- 20061st Congress of African artists at UnescoParis, France
- 2004Degree from Fine Arts SchoolAddis-Ababa, Ethiopia
- 1980BirthAddis-Ababa, Ethiopia
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Abiy
Sans titre 6.2
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKD
Abiy
N16
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKD
Abiy
Sans titre 5.32
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKD
Abiy
ST 19-4
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKD
Abiy
L.257
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 5.24
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 5.20
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
5.8
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
N5
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
L.223
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKD- Sold
Abiy
PM.16
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKD Abiy
L.159
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
PM.8
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
N17
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
PM.10
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
N15
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
L.263
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
B2
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
N4
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
N10
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
L.223
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
S.24
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
S.30
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
ST 13-4
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
5.5
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
L.125
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
L.227
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
PM.20
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
PM.3
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
PM.17
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 29
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
S.16
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
L.191
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
N14
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
S.26
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
ST 10.16
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
N12
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
N9
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 5.31
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 3.10
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
S.33
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
PM.15
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
N18
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
PM.21
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 5.37
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
N8
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
PM.22
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
S.16
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 5.15
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
L.225
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 2.1
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
N13
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
L.220
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 4.8
19 x 19 cm2,400 HKDAbiy
S.23
25 x 25 cm4,600 HKDAbiy
N3
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKDAbiy
L.228
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
N19
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
Sans titre 5.35
36 x 36 cm7,100 HKDAbiy
S.12
13 x 13 cm1,600 HKD
