Cyprien Tokoudagba

Cyprien Tokoudagba
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenBenin Edit
Name wey dem give amCyprien Edit
Ein date of birth1939 Edit
Place dem born amAbomey Edit
Date wey edie5 May 2012 Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench Edit
Ein occupationsculptor, painter Edit
Has works in the collectionNational Museum of World Cultures, Wereldmuseum Berg en Dal, Groninger Museum, CODA Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Cyprien Tokoudagba (1939–5 May 2012) na he be a Beninese sculptor den painter.[1] Na he komot Abomey, Benin.[2][3][4]

Biography

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Sculptures by Tokoudagba
Sculptures by Tokoudagba

He start dey work as an art restorer give de Abomey Museum insyd 1987, wen na dem hire am make he replicate de original bas-reliefs wey dey tell chaw of Dahomey ein legends den stories while dem dey celebrate de individual kings for de new King Glelé royal palace façade, among de Royal Palaces of Abomey reconstruct by de government of Benin.

Tokoudagba continue de tradition of bas-relief though de use of cement den commercially available synthetic paint, while he sanso dey produce works for canvas, frescoes den monumental sculptures top. Insyd 1989, Cyprien lef Benin for de first time make he exhibit for “Magiciens de la Terre” insyd Paris, France.

Na dem exhibit Tokoudagba ein work for de "Ouidah '92" festival, wich celebrate Vodun art from Benin den de African Diaspora insyd Ouidah, Benin insyd February 1993.[5] Na dem sanso exhibit ein works insyd de museums wey dey follow: Smithsonian institution - National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC; Musée Dapper, Paris, France; Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany; Hayward Gallery, London, England; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; São Paulo Biennale, Brazil.

References

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  1. ↑ LeVine, Keiron (2014-07-10). "Cyprien Tokoudagba's voodoo visions". The Guardian (in British English). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ↑ Palace Sculptures of Abomey: History Told on Walls Francesca Piqué, Leslie H. Rainer - 1999 - Page 108 "Cyprien Tokoudagba with several of his sculptures, which depict various deities and other folk figures. His art has been exhibited at the Pompidou Center in Paris. Photograph by Susan Middleton, 1996. Sculpture by Cyprien Tokoudagba in ..."
  3. ↑ Politique Africaine N-059-Le Bénin - Page 54 "Etaient présents Amidou Dossou, avec ses masques Gélédé, et Cyprien Tokoudagba, avec des terres cuites peintes, qui tous deux ... Cyprien Tokoudagba sera encore présent, cette fois avec les frères Dakpogan, dans une autre importante ..."
  4. ↑ Slavery in Art and Literature: Approaches to Trauma, Memory and ... Birgit Haehnel, Melanie Ulz - 2010 -- Page 230 "The choice of Cyprien Tokoudagba to create them speaks for itself. Cyprien Tokoudagba is as contemporary Beninese artist whose works of art are in the Pigozzi Collection as well as in many other cultural institutions around the world."
  5. ↑ Rush, Dana (Winter 2001). "Contemporary Vodun Arts of Ouidah, Benin". African Arts. 34 (4). UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center: 33. doi:10.2307/3337805. JSTOR 3337805.