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Mohamed Kahouadji mixes pop culture and ancestral Japanese techniques
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Born in Algiers in 1979, Mohamed Kahouadji is a self-taught painter and sculptor, passionate about Japanese art, the culture of the manga that rocked his childhood. A true homage to Japanese history, his works merge different eras and references according to his imagination and his visions. Mixing ancestral techniques and icons of Asian Pop Culture, his art astonishes, becoming a tribute as explosive as it is fascinating.
Title: Mohamed Kahouadji mixes pop culture and ancestral Japanese techniques
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Born in Algiers in 1979, Mohamed Kahouadji is a self-taught painter and sculptor, passionate about Japanese art, the culture of the manga that rocked his childhood.
A true homage to Japanese history, his works merge different eras and references according to his imagination and his visions.
Mixing ancestral techniques and icons of Asian Pop Culture, his art astonishes, becoming a tribute as explosive as it is fascinating.
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