6 Partenaires 2020

Aboudia made this painting of 6 Partenaires, and the approach feels intuitive, like the artist is figuring it out as they go along. You can sense the making, the process. The piece just explodes with color. Look at the surface – there's a physicality here. It's not just paint; it’s like the artist is wrestling with the materials, pushing them around. Thick lines delineate each figure and that dripping paint suggests a frenetic energy. The way the paint seems to slide and bleed, it’s like the image is barely contained. Take a look at the central figure, the one with the darkest face. There's something about the directness of the gaze, those simple but intense eyes. It reminds me of Basquiat, not in style, but in the raw, unfiltered expression. Like Aboudia, Basquiat wasn’t afraid to let the messy, contradictory stuff of life spill onto the canvas. Art doesn’t have to be neat or conclusive, and this piece embraces that ambiguity.