Ismaila Manga is a Senegalese Artist and in residence at
Village des Arts in Dakar. He grew up in Senegal and attended Ecole Nationale de Beaux Arts in Senegal. Following his schooling he moved to Montreal, Canada where he also attended Ecole International du Design de Montreal.
He is interested in exploring how we are all part of the earth and environment; how we are part of the temporal and history and how we are connected. He begins that exploration with a combination weathering canvas with dirt and metallic, rusted objects. Sometimes he leaves the canvas exposed to the elements and sometimes he may burying parts of it. He manipulates the objects placed on the canvases every so often to layer oxidation.
Once he is satisfied with the condition of the canvas, he then draws figures and communities. The people and trees are shown connected with each other and the greater environment.
All of the works shown were exhibited during the 2014 Dakart Biennale except the last work which was a part of the 2013 DWG Art Show.
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| Outside of his Village des Arts studio during the 2014 Biennale |
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| exhibited at DWG Art show 2013 |
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