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Posted on January 28, 2019 by Seb Toussaint

upendo

Acrylic on a 60x60cm canvas. For sale on my online shop .
UPENDO means “Love” in Swahili. The word was chosen by Emme, a 15 year old Congolese refugee living in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda.

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Habiba chose the word "Allah". She told me that it is thanks to Allah that she was given life and thanks to him that she is in good health today. I chose to write it in Kufic, a way of writing arabic used in mosaics, hence the straight lines and right angles. It originates from Iraq, a country I fell in love with a year ago. I've seen it used in many mosques and for a long time I've wanting to use it in a mural. . #Allah #kufic #arabic #SebToussaint #Islam #mural #streetart #art #arteurbano #contemporaryart #urbanart #contemporaryurbanart #patterns #colours #Abidjan #IvoryCoast #cotedivoire #Africa #WestAfrica #ShareTheWordProject #design #slum

For my show in Abidjan, I made collages from patterns I painted myself with acrylics and I added cuttings containting words I've been finding on the streets such as advertising pasted in lamp posts or pieces of newspaper. On the left, I used one of the classics, an A4 advert for penis enlargement which can be found all over the city. On the right I used a piece of l'Elephant Déchaîné, a satirical newspaper that is known for talking about fraud, corruption and political scandals, playing a real role in the Ivory Coast's young democracy. . @institutfrancais_cotedivoire #art #collage #collages #canvas #patterns #Abidjan #CotedIvoire #IvoryCoast #westafrica #advertising #colours #Acrylic #design #Contemporaryurbanart #contemporaryart #urbanart #arteurbano #SebToussaint

I painted my biggest ever canvas for my show at @institutfrancais_cotedivoire ! The word "Babi" is the nickname of Abidjan. It was painted on a 4.5 x 2.5 m canvas. This is my first show in Africa, it's open until the 30th of April! . #Abidjan #canvas #Babi #SebToussaint #streetart #canvas #Contemporaryurbanart #urbanart #arteurbano #art #arte #lienzo #artshow #patterns #colours #design #contemporaryart

Women adding their own patterns to the mural! This picture was taken by my friend @spagphotography with who I started this project 6 years ago. He came along to take pictures and to film the project here in Abidjan. Unfortunately it's almost impossible for Spag to take pictures in "The Hole" since it's a very violent slum and there is very little trust between anyone. He could very easily get mugged, or have his equipment stolen by gang members. However he was able to take this picture discreetly with his phone. . #Abidjan #IvoryCoast #CotedIvoire #Slum #africa #westafrica #women #mother #washing #patterns #fabric #wax #colours #streetart #arteurbano #mural #urbanart #ghetto

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