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Alhajie Bubacarr Badgie -
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Official Website:
www.badjie.com
Contact Address
Background & Biography:
The painter,
Alhajie (aka Alagie) Bubacarr Badgie,
was born in The Gambia in 1972. He finished his schooling in 1990
and in 1992 he started working with a famous artist. In 1993, together
with artists from other African countries, Badjie held his first
exhibition where he was the youngest of the participants. This led to
early acclaim which imbued him with increased confidence where he
realised that "this road has no end". He started selling his
work in 1996. He has travelled extensively
including the the US and resides between the Netherlands and Gambia. He is locally prominent as a result of his
artistic endevours.
Trained in Gambia and the United States he
has exhibited widely around the world and has made a distinct
contribution both to the West African and the international worlds of
art. His belief that oil painting has a significant place in the
contemporary art of Gambia has led to him evolving of a unique style
that defines the leading edge of Gambian art. Pre-eminent amongst his
peers, his influence upon later generations of Gambian artists has
been important.
Badjie's paintings radiate both colour & movement. Using a brush, and
beginning with simple shapes, his paintings build up depth by a
process of repetition, to create surprisingly dynamic works out of
what seemed to be static planes. The paintings at close range are
brilliantly executed works in un-controlled abstraction; but the
seemingly chaotic mangle of colours, as one retreats from the canvas
to take a longer look, suddenly come into a magical focus that
beautifully captures & celebrates the rich vibrancy of an entire
country of colours. He says that nature is his biggest inspirational
source for his works.
Artist's Contact Details: Alagie B.Badjie Molendam 2
6654 KA, Afferden
Netherlands
Telephone +31 624 404 721
Gambia phone: 7208411 or 6429193

His brother's paintings.
Click images:

Balance |

Family |

The Hunter |
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Strong |

Think |

My Home |

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