Alou Dia

Surfacing, 2018
Acrylic, mixed media
48 x 48"

Value: $8,000.00

Shipping: $300.00 (Cost for shipping outside of New York City)

From Alou Dia's Chimes Of Freedom show and the beginning of a transition from abstract to figurative work.

Artist bio:

Alou Dia was born in Senegal, where he grew up with his older brothers. His childhood was the beginning of his fruitful engagement with the arts. In a place devoid of water and electricity, he and his friends relied on their imaginations. This scarce and unforgiving environment opened up his mind, and led to creation via deprivation. Once of age, he moved to Corsica, France to join his parents. He went on to study Art at École d'Art Appliqué of Lyon, École des Beaux-arts of Marseille, and University of Montréal. He took his education, experience and passion to New York City in 2011 to pursue a career as an Artist.

Using techniques including collage, drawing, and squeegee painting, Alou Dia tells his personal, tense and hopeful experience of immigrating from Senegal to the United States. In his paintings, warm color palettes with thick and rich textures, geometric or floral patterns stemming from African fabric, and pictorial images of urban environments are seamlessly woven into a beautiful story. These stories depict happy, flashing memories of Dia's hometown, where he spent his childhood, revelation of his African identity, and a new life here, in New York City. Dia's canvas offers a moment of reflection on relevant issues, including the meaning of nation and border, interwoven and interrelated cultures, as well as self-care and respect for others.