Camara Demba - new objects, Dec. 2012

Camara Demba

Ivorian Sculptor

Presentation December 2012

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Camara Demba

Born 1970 in Côte d'Ivoire in a traditional sculptor’s family After his education he started to work independent in the 90ies His "Fétiches contemporains" were collected by Jean Pigozzi Collection in 2006 Since then his works were exposed on several international exhibitions 12.10.2006 - 18.02.2007: Group exhibition at Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain 5.06. - 5.07.2008: Group exhibition BICICI - Amis d'Art, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire April 2009: Solo exhibition gallery Le Lab, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 18.11.2009 - 16.01.2010: "Africa? - Una nuova storia", Complesso de Vittariano, Rome, Italy Since 2011: Permanent collection of gallery Amani, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Beginning 2012: Group exhibition at gallery Le Lab, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 18.03. – 17.06.2012: Group exhibition “Africa Africa”, Centre d’art contemporain, Meymac, France October 2012: Represented at Affordable Art Fair in Rome by Kyo Noir Upcoming: Group exhibition at Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich, Germany Group and solo exhibition at gallery Cécile Fakhoury, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 2013

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Hammer man” 2009

Wood painted, plastic, metal and recuperated elements

88 x 45 x 25 cm 7 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

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"Something like an UFO" 2008 / 2012

Wood painted, metal and plastic refuse, carved figures, cow horns

58 x 55 x 58 cm 10 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

"Hommage to Romuald Hazoumé" May 2012

Wood painted, nails, plastic container and plastic refuse

42 x 25 x 56 cm 3 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

"Bird robot" May 2012 Wood painted, plastic elements 30 x 40 x 85 cm 11 kg

"without title” June 2012

Wood, painted collected plastic and metal refuse

45 x 27 x 100 cm 5 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Sitting bird” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic refuse 50 x 25 x 65 cm

5 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

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“Diver robot” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic and metal refuse

35 x 30 x 68 cm 8 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Traditional robot / Robot with mask” 2012

Wood, painted, plastic elements 35 x 30 x 56 cm

4 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Girl robot with blue head” 2012

Wood, painted collected plastic refuse, metal

30 x 30 x 84 cm 9 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“without title” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic refuse 32 x 28 x 75 cm

6 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Centaur” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic refuse, artificial hair 85 x 35 x 75 cm

12 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“without title / Blue - orange” 2012

Wood, painted collected plastic and metal refuse

36 x 25 x 65 cm 6 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“without title” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic refuse 30 x 20 x 55 cm

6 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“without title” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic and metal refuse

30 x 25 x 75 cm 9 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Baby / Hands up” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic and metal refuse

28 x 18 x 70 cm 4 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Helicopter” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic and metal refuse

85 x 30 x 40 cm 9 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Objects

“Racing Driver” 2012

Wood, painted, collected plastic and metal refuse

55 x 45 x 40 cm 4 kg

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Camara Demba Côte d’Ivoire [email protected] +225 – 07 – 55 47 96

Contact

Abobo Gare Art Gallery Abidjan

Côte d’Ivoire

+225 – 07 – 55 47 96

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