User:Alexis11009/Dominique Kouas

Dominique Kouas is a Beniese vodun artists born in (1952). = Biography= After meeting with Pierre Verger in (1966), he became an assistant and learned about the trade and restoration of destroyed and foraged artifacts and other pieces. His home studio in Porto-Novo displays his unique style of contemporary art. with a wide range in a multitude of different media techniques used within his contemporary style. He has created a technique called Pein-tik, a combination of sculpture, painting, and batik. known locally in Ouidah for his large metal sculptures, and is categorized among the first generation of artists after Benin's Independence. One of his most recognizable artworks is the Mami Wata dipiction. three-headed, three-footed,three-armed sculpture that was also displayed. This art piece is located at the suspected spot of the Tree of Forgetting. using religious ties, with vodun systems and history his aesthetic is derived from diversity, interpersonal, and displaying history with the idea of change and forward moving. =Education=

=Artworks= Dominique kouas has his artwork displayed, and sold across The United states of America, london and Africa
 * International Festival of Vodun Arts and Cultures (Ouidah 92)
 * Cadjèhoun crossroads
 * October Gallery
 * Liberty Statue
 * Fisherman at Lac Nokoué
 * Conference Center
 * Place d'Etolie Rouge

= Collections = GATE OF NO RETURN Memorial gates painted in red, yelow and white pigments and the tall metal sculptures that tower next to them, this markes the spot of the captive slaves. This memorial that has been worked on by Ahouangnimon, Yves Bandiera, Fortuné, 1953- Kouas, Dominique, 1952- Pèdé, Yves Apollinaire, 1959- highlights the grusome Transatlantic Slave trade. Emphisizing the horror and a refliction on history to be able to be able to create lessons.

mixed media painting a collection of salvaged items that is stored in the back side of his Porto-Novo home
 * Dan Empower, Dominique Kouas(1999)
 * mask sculptures, and salvaged objects
 * Contonou Embassy, Dominique Kouas(2015)

= Honors and Awards =