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L’empreinte d’un dieu

L’empreinte d’un dieu

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Artist

Idrissa Domo Goro

  • Original artwork, 2023
  • No frame

Size

  • 140 W x 115 H x 1 D cm
  • 55.12 W x 45.27 H x 0.4 inches

Medium

  • Painting : Bogolan - indigo - (leaves, bark, plant roots, fabric, natural potash,                        charcoal ash)

Shipping

  • A reinforced box.

Authenticity

  • The artwork is signed by the artist Idrissa Domo Goro and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist..

Description

In L’empreinte d’un dieu (“The Imprint of a God”), Malian artist Idrissa Domno Goro offers a striking reflection on national identity, memory, and presence. At the center of the composition, a monumental finger—marked by layered fingerprints—symbolizes a destiny shaped by both collective experience and personal legacy. The indigo-blue background evokes unity and peace, while flashes of lightning suggest the challenges faced and overcome. Each imprint speaks to continuity, resilience, and the individual mark left on the nation’s evolving path.

The piece is created using the traditional Bogolan technique, painted on handwoven cotton strips and made entirely with natural pigments extracted from the earth, leaves, and fermented river clay—including plants such as n’galama, n’peku, and indigo. This ancestral method, rooted in Malian textile heritage, is central to Goro’s artistic practice and his commitment to cultural preservation.

Unframed and shipped in a reinforced cardboard, the work embodies a deep connection with the natural world—from the raw materials used in its making to the organic rhythm of its textures and tones.

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Artist

Idrissa Domno Goro

Born in Bamako in 1974, Idrissa Domno Goro is a Malian visual artist whose work transcends material form to reach the soul.

The son of a visual artist, he discovered at an early age, alongside his father, the transformative power of art. This innate passion soon became his life’s path. After completing secondary school, he pursued studies in visual arts at the Balla Fasséké Kouyaté Conservatory of Multimedia Arts and Crafts in Bamako. He graduated with a Master’s degree in 2021. Idrissa Goro is distinguished by an artistic approach deeply rooted in spirituality and tradition.

From the very beginning of his career, Idrissa has stood out for his unique treatment of materials. While he has mastered conventional techniques—such as acrylics, watercolor, and oil painting—he has chosen to devote his artistic practice to natural pigments. It is in the earth, plants, and raw materials that he finds his inspiration. This ongoing quest for authenticity enables him to maintain an intimate bond with nature, which he sees not only as a source of materials but also as a spiritual companion in his creative process. This constant engagement with nature becomes, for him, a sacred dialogue—a perpetual search for the hidden virtues within the elements of the earth.

Idrissa Goro’s work is deeply rooted in Dogon cosmogony, a philosophy that shapes his worldview. His artworks, infused with complex symbolism, reveal the invisible and explore the relationship between the material and the immaterial, between the visible and the infinite. Through delicate graphic expressions and natural tones, he gives form to mystical thoughts and invites contemplation on the great mysteries of existence. His ability to weave together past, present, and future in his creations builds a bridge across these dimensions, establishing continuity between ancestral tradition and modernity.

Since the start of his career, Idrissa Domno Goro has taken part in numerous exhibitions, both in Mali and internationally, where his work has been praised for its emotional depth and spiritual resonance. Each piece is an invitation to reflect, to feel, and to reconnect with nature and the unseen forces that govern our world.

Magazine: Idrissa Domno Goro: Spiritual Art, from the soul of the earth to the canvas

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