Cywara | Painting

acrylique sur toile 73x92cm – 2026

This painting merges myth and modern Afro-descendant art by crowning the female face with the sacred horns of Mali’s traditional Ciwara sculpture. It transforms this ancestral symbol of agriculture into a manifesto of empowerment and the sacred feminine, where woman becomes the creative spirit. This hybrid portrait unites the wild geometry of the woodcarving with human sensitivity, celebrating a modern deity, a pillar of resilience and a source of life connected to the cosmos.

Available at Hoop Gallery sur Artsy : https://www.artsy.net/artwork/sebastien-bouchard-ciwara

Ciwara

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