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"I thought ' ..,,,, , u; they were different, more .4 ,t, 4.4 ...slaw 4- '44 .o..01,,,omm, 5,. - 4 -i unique than others, and he DjbriI N'Doye presents his art during a show featuring his work at Dixie State University on Feb. 9. N'Doye creates wood burnings had a nice, strong collecthat show cultural symbolism, and he is a artist. tion of work." could control how the flame N'Doye values his art a unique story. One featured where they are going, but N'Doye would help his burns the wood. Because he strongly because he cremother cut pieces of rope in the entitled piece gallery everyone has a purpose ates pieces with an unusual balla with so she could boil and and a place where they are enjoyed drawing dye "Disparity" depicts a group medium, the subject matter them. She would then create of women some of which destined to land similar to a point pen as it didn't allow is sentimental, and because for erasing of any markintricate wigs with these are holding bowls filled with rock in a slingshot. his artwork has helped him fibers by braiding them with seeds and others with empty ings, he decided to begin to N'Doye's artwork has with wood grow and become the artist beads and shells and sell bowls. led him to becoming a practice burning he is today. as he couldn't erase it either. these wigs to other women This piece is meant to worldwide recognized fine His method of wood burning in the village. artist. His pieces have been N'Doye's wood burning highlight the difference would always remind him of "I decided to incorporate technique is inspired by his between the "haves" and the featured in various art shows home village. One thing "have-notsthe organic smell of his vilthis rope as a thank you to " in the village, around the U.S. and the one he can't get in world. They've also been N'Doye will never forget lage my mother," N'Doye said. "I but also the camaraderie about his farming village in never studied art at school, between all the women, featured in various films any industrialized society. his home country of Senegal "That was the birth of my so her affection is my and TV productions such as what regardless of they is the smell in the air, the have. For N'Doye, the piece the 2006 Doug Atchinson school; the way she loved technique," N'Doye said. "To maintain my history, I film "Akeelah and the Bee" of the me, the way she respected nearby crops, the huts where emphasizes fluidity tradia and their medium that the she material and it and American drama series wealth how lived, me, they picked way taught me, people tional food cooking. can come and go unexpectshe was my school." don't usually work with." "Grey's Anatomy." All of N'Doye's pieces One day, when his mother Along with the materiedly. Through juried art shows, als the pieces are made of, in the gallery at DSU are Another piece, featuring was finished cooking on an N'Doye is able to continua a in and the the with some wood observed slingimages portrayed boy playing ally improve as an artist and bumings, open fire, N'Doye as a hold to serves framed are of a piece of wood that was shot, gallery meaning metaphor by pieces see N1DOYE page 9 for N'Doye: no one knows still burning. He realized he rope. 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