2024年11月21日 星期四

Ouattara Watts (1957~ )「頂級藝術家」在紀錄片 Basquiat, Une Vie 中，瓦茨在他的工作室工作並談論 Basquiat。

 

In Paris, he met Jean-Michel Basquiat at an exhibition opening in January 1988. Basquiat was impressed by Watts's paintings and convinced him to move to New York City. They had a very short but important collaboration.[7] In the documentary Basquiat, Une Vie, Watts was filmed in his studio, working and talking about Basquiat.[8]

1988 年1 月，他在巴黎的一次展覽開幕式上認識了讓-米歇爾·巴斯奎特(Jean-Michel Basquiat)。說服後者搬到紐約。他們有一次非常短暫但重要的合作。在紀錄片 Basquiat, Une Vie 中，瓦茨在他的工作室工作並談論 Basquiat。


Four paintings on a wall that stands in front of a bench.

From left, Ouattara Watts’s ”Beyond Life,” 1990; Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Procession,” 1986; Watts’s “Intercessor #0,” 1989; and Watts’s “Botanique,” 2004, at the Currier Museum of Art.Credit...Morgan Karanasios/Currier Museum of Art


A Code Maker Cracks the Code of the Art World

Ouattara Watts stayed under the radar for the last few decades. He’s back with a show at Karma Gallery and the Currier Museum of Art in New Hampshire.


Ouattara Watts (born May 27, 1957) is an Ivory Coast-born[1] American artist[2] known for his multimedia paintings that incorporate African and Western aesthetics and depict themes of spirituality and modernity.[3] His work has been exhibited in reputable collections internationally,[4] and he is classified by Christie's as a "Top Artist."[5]

瓦塔拉·瓦茨（Ouattara Watts，1957 年5 月27 日出生）是一位出生於科特迪瓦的[1]美國藝術家[2]，以其融合非洲和西方美學並描繪靈性和現代性主題的多媒體繪畫而聞名。他的作品曾在國際知名收藏家中展出，[4] 並被佳士得列為「頂級藝術家」。


Ouattara Watts stands with his arms stretched at his sides.
Ouattara Watts at his art studio in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.Credit...Elijah Mogoli for The New York Times

By Zoë Hopkins


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