Armand Boua | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Nationality | Ivorian |
Occupation | Painter |
Armand Boua (born 1978) is an Ivorian painter. [1] [2] Boua is known for his technique of painting on cardboard with acrylic paint and tar, then scratching away paint to create negative spaces. [3] [4]
Boua was born in Abidjan. [5] Boua studied at the National School of Fine Arts and at the Technical Center of Applied Arts, both in Abidjan. [5] [6]
His work is included in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. [1]
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