Ludovic Kouassi

The human body is a graphic  language,  physically  and  rigorously codified. However, you can only detect these messages between movements if one has or allows oneself  a culture of attention to these things.  

I use a few cultural codes of bodily expressions in my work in order to share, in a figure -active and semi-figurative style, some notions of beauty and social criteria through shapes and colours.  

Classical painting is a means of expression which is not always accessible to everyone, in fact the "visually  impaired" and the "blind" are excluded. My mixed technique with relief (incorporating materials mounted on canvas) allows them to "see" through touch.  

One of the slogans of the Ivory Coast from which I come, is: "The  wealth of our country is based on agriculture."The country is however classified among the poor countries and cultivates coffee and vegetables which I use in my painting as well as cocoa the base ingredient of chocolate. Natural products are very rich and include more than one palette of pigments. Using these products provides a form of awareness in favour of nature and the harsh working conditions of the farmers. This approach allows me to attract people attention concerning the wealth of my native country. If this wealth were sufficiently and skilfully utilised, would allow Ivory Coast to be self-sufficient and not required to count on others for help.