AMADOU OPA BATHILY (Mali) | The Sun, 2020 | Mixed media, canvas, 132×120

Sign: LR Opa 2019 

The artwork was exhibited at the "Contemporary African Art: Dreams and Realities of Identity" exhibition at the Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum from May 10, 2022, to October 9, 2022.

Reproduced in the catalog of the "Contemporary African Art: Dreams and Realities of Identity" exhibition, 2022, p. 11.

Amadou Opa Bathily  - b. 1985, Mali

The artist is renowned for his extraordinary ability to compose pieces using leather, metal and recycled materials, creating the illusion of lightness and plasticity. His art allows him to capture the poetry of everyday life, it’s fragility and temporality. Most of the paintings are inspired by traditional leather costumes of Donzo Ton – hunters who possess special abilities and balance intelligence with wisdom.