Manutche Dk, stage name, born Dokoui Claude Emmanuel, Ivorian nationality, lives in Abidjan and Paris.
In 2020, finalist in the Art Talent Africa 2021 competition for best art creator in Ivory Coast at the Africa Talent Awards, 2025 exhibitor at Expo Metro in Barcelona.
A contemporary artist, he draws inspiration from social issues and the symbolic history of Africa and the world. He uses brushes, threads, fabrics and paint applied to canvases, masks and also on the body for body painting as his means of expression.
My work is characterised by a blend of abstract style and tribal symbolism to create original and meaningful pieces, always seeking to find an alchemy between my subject matter and the present moment, celebrating the traces left by the past.