PEINTRE OBOU

Obou Gbais, born in 1992 in Guiglo, in the west of Ivory Coast, is a contemporary Ivorian artist. After his artistic diploma he joined the University of Fine Arts in Abidjan in 2014, which he completed with his Master's degree in 2019.During his studies he experimented with many styles before finding his artistic writing. The themes he deals with in his work are the slums and the condition of the human beings, which are the results of the politico-military crisis in 2002. We often see crowds in his paintings, a way for Painter Obou to pay homage to all those people who were victims and who still live today in these precarious places. Another theme that he deals with in his works is the representation of women and their realities of life. An inspiration that came from his mother and sisters, who believed in him and supported him when he started with art.Today, Obou presents himself as an ambassador for his culture, of which he wears his Dan mask loud and clear and incorporates it into all his creations to tell the stories around him. Since 2020 Peintre Obou is working for a different projects in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany.