Career
He refers to his style, a fusion of figurative and abstract art, with the term "flouisme."
A self-taught painter, Emmanuel Kavi began with drawing and illustration. Progressively, his style evolved towards the abstract. In 2001 he began to exhibit, first in West Africa and then in Europe, where his style is sometimes termed "African cubism."
From 2006, his style further evolved into a fusion of abstract and realism.
He began to call this "flouisme".
At the same time he established his studio in Ouagadougou, which he considered "the crossroads of African art"
Since 2008 he has conducted several trips to France, exhibiting and performing in several cultural venues. 2001: Espace Zaka (Burkina Faso)
2002: Centre culturel américain (Mali)
2003: Espace Gondwana (Burkina Faso)
2005: Galerie Villa Sikandra (Burkina Faso)
2006: Lausanne (Switzerland)
2006: Galerie Huijs Basten Asbeck (Netherlands)
2007: Auction sale "Devoir de mémoire" at the galerie Tajan - Paris (France)
2009: Exhibition at the Villa Sikandra during the first festival of the plastic arts in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
2010: Exhibition at Ménilmuche - Paris (France)
2012: Exhibition at Saint-Blimont in Offeu, at the Château des lumières
2012: Exhibition at the Salon International des Arts d’Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
