Abdoulaye Konaté

'Threads' was proud to present two magnificent works by Bamako-based artist Abdoulaye Konaté (1953), one of the most influential voices of contemporary African art. The artist studied painting at the Institut National des Arts in Bamako, and at the Instituto Superior des Arte in Havana, Cuba where he was strongly influenced by his teacher Wilfred Lam. Upon returning to Mali in 1985, Konaté made the transition from working in paint to textiles, coining his own unique visual language, combining patches and swaths of dyed cloth just as a painter uses...