Ouattara Watts
| Ouattara Watts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 Ivory Coast |
| Residence | New York (as of 2015) |
| Nationality | Ivory Coast |
| Education | École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing |
| Style | Abstraction |
| Website | ouattarawatts |
Ouattara Watts (born on the Ivory Coast) is a contemporary artist.
He studied at l’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France.
In Paris, he met Jean-Michel Basquiat at an exhibition opening in January 1988. Basquiat was impressed by Watts's paintings and convinced Watts to move to New York City. They had a very short but important collaboration. In the documentary called "Basquiat, Une Vie", we see Watts in his studio, working and talking about Basquiat.
Watts is an internationally recognized for Painting and Drawing. Watts is a jazz enthusiast, who merged music and art in paintings and collages by using recycled everyday materials.
Watts lives and works in New York City.
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