L’homme à la corne 2020

Aboudia made L’homme à la corne, or "The Horned Man," with paint and mixed media in a way that feels raw and immediate. I see a vibrant orange ground, almost like a sunset or a construction zone. Then, these figures emerge, built from thick black lines and pools of blue, like shadows trying to take shape. The layering here is key: it’s not just about the image, but the process of building it up, obscuring, and revealing. There’s one mark in particular, a slash of blue through the centre, that feels like a jolt of energy, dividing the face like an electrical fault. I love how he lets the underlayers peek through, giving the piece a history, a sense of time passing. It makes me think of Basquiat, this urgency and rawness. But Aboudia has his own thing going on, a unique voice in this ongoing conversation about what it means to make a mark, to leave a trace of yourself on the world.