The Galerie des Arts du Soleil welcomed, Friday, November 8, several African artists including a Senegalese who exhibited their talents through Art paintings. The opening of the exhibition, which has the theme “Free Hands”, is part of the Off events of the 15th edition of the Dakar Arts Biennale (Dak’Art 2024). The Gallery thus gives free rein to these artists to express their feelings without being bound by a previously defined theme.
“It’s free expression since, last May, you know, the biennial was postponed. The artists had worked on themes. This time, the Gallery has decided that each artist chooses their own theme and develops their sensitivity for this biennial,” declared Samson Gahoui, Beninese painter. The Beninese artist says he developed, in six works, the theme of Love and spiritual relationships. And Gahoui indicates: “I debated a little about Love, about the sentimental connection. I spoke a little about the Relations between the spiritual world and the physical world. I developed a lot of things in the works that I exhibited in the Gallery”
In this regard, “the “One for all” there, which I exposed, is a well in which water is found. Looking, we see that all beings come to this well. Butterflies, birds, bees… all come to this well. So the well is there for everyone and everyone is there for the well,” he explained, specifying his intention to show that the contents of the well are truly vital, necessary for the survival of the divine creature. For his part, Ibrahima Balayara, the only Senegalese among these artists, was also delighted with this work format proposed by the Galerie des Arts du Soleil. “What I like about this exhibition is that we are in no way linked to a theme. We work freely,” rejoiced Ibrahima Balayara, a Senegalese painter graduating from the School of Fine Arts.
This is how in his works, underlines the artist-painter living in Parcelles Assainies, we find, in addition to solidarity, child victims of armed conflicts. “I worked on the case of innocent children killed in wars. In the same way, I worked on the solidarity side between girls and men.” About the impact of this opening in his career, the Senegalese painter confides: “this exhibition could bring me a great opening in my artistic career frankly because we have amplified a lot, worked with very good canvases. qualities. And, as it is a biennial period, people can come from everywhere (to visit); I think it could have a huge impact on our career,” he hopes.
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