About

Ousmane Bâ was born and raised in Strasbourg, France, where he earned his Bachelor in Fine Arts from l’Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués. Now based in Tokyo, Japan, his practice oscillates between drawing, painting, and collage.
Bâ’s vibrant and almost cinematic compositions are created using Sumi ink and Japanese natural pigments, revealing the artist’s long-time interest in the art of calligraphy as well as in the Japanese techniques of printmaking, including the « Moku Hanga » and « Shodo ».
Ousmane Bâ’s exploration of movements and corporal gestures has resulted in a as much …