African Art - not always the black art: Recent years have changed the way African art and crafts is perceived. Until recently, African art African art is not considered as if born with black Africans.
In fact, it comes across Africa: Well, you might think that you guessed. But most of us in the West (and even the art world) traditionally ignored the fact that Egyptian art North African black art and not-art horn region were also produced on the continent.
South and Southern African art is also growing in popularity as it becomes cheaper to ship. Therefore, historians and art experts are now trying to African art in a different light. African art has been redefined as an art made in Africa to reflect the diversity of the population of Africa.
In fact, it comes across Africa: Well, you might think that you guessed. But most of us in the West (and even the art world) traditionally ignored the fact that Egyptian art North African black art and not-art horn region were also produced on the continent.
South and Southern African art is also growing in popularity as it becomes cheaper to ship. Therefore, historians and art experts are now trying to African art in a different light. African art has been redefined as an art made in Africa to reflect the diversity of the population of Africa.
African Art: Not Art for Art - African art and crafts are reviewed by non-Africans solely as wonderful works of art. However, Africans traditionally did not intend to create a work of art, but have created an article for a purpose. The target could be anything, including commercial, religious, symbolic or celebration. Today, African artists not only create for traditional reasons, but for the world market.
Inspiring Picasso: Now get ready for some surprises. When the first Europeans found African art, they called primitive.
Not that the Europeans understand that African masks were very important to the African culture and tradition; even as late as the mid-1900s, art critics berated African artists for mimicking Picasso and other modern artists. Later, it was learned that on the contrary, it was Picasso who was inspired by African art. African art has simply not been given the respect and credit that was due to him!
"The Mask":
Inspiring Picasso: Now get ready for some surprises. When the first Europeans found African art, they called primitive.
Not that the Europeans understand that African masks were very important to the African culture and tradition; even as late as the mid-1900s, art critics berated African artists for mimicking Picasso and other modern artists. Later, it was learned that on the contrary, it was Picasso who was inspired by African art. African art has simply not been given the respect and credit that was due to him!
"The Mask":
it's real! The most precious of all treasures of African art are African masks. These beautiful masks were made by cultures across Africa.
Today, continue to be made for ritual purposes and for the market. Many masks hanging in museums around the world. Here we can see that the masks represent the spirits of animals and dead ancestors. Masks were supposed to provide the user with special powers. The mask was only part of the equipment used by qualified for the ceremonies were carefully choreographed to vibrant music and stylized dances interpreter. Ceremonial masks are a way of the tribe spent in religious social and moral values of the community.
Today, continue to be made for ritual purposes and for the market. Many masks hanging in museums around the world. Here we can see that the masks represent the spirits of animals and dead ancestors. Masks were supposed to provide the user with special powers. The mask was only part of the equipment used by qualified for the ceremonies were carefully choreographed to vibrant music and stylized dances interpreter. Ceremonial masks are a way of the tribe spent in religious social and moral values of the community.
Female fertility: It's for men too - The Nimba Mask: One of the most fascinating, ironic masks is the Baga tribal Nimba mask of female fertility. This is a truly massive mask representing fertility that gives life to feeding dishes pendulous breasts represent motherhood that nurtured many children. The Nimba represents the Baga idea of the perfect woman with braided hair and decorative scarification on her face. The Nimba mask is worn to rice cultivation and harvest time when ironically, men compete to wear the mask.
The supernatural power to make a good joke! Kplekple Goli Mask: Masks are not all serious, some represent jokester spirits. The kplekple Goli mask is worn by the dancers of lower rank in the Goli spirit dance. As young dancers are of low status compared to those who wear large masks, this mask is a single disk form with little or no ornamentation. It allows the user to mask Goli kplekple to hunt young women of the village around reading.
Several art that the world around us: African crafts ranging from textiles, basketry and sculpture terracotta sculptures and carving a wide range of everyday items. Africans in general have had to "make do" with what was available to them and who have excelled in doing what they need these materials available. Long considered by Africans to be functional or ceremonial, the rest of the world salute their work purely as art.
Arts of Africa today is modern and African art is not only about tribal ceremony. In fact, as with any art, there are artists who produced the poignant political criticism on current events, and there are artists producing beautiful functional accessories. In the field of crafts, a personal favorite is an entry of Africa into the bathroom decor. Two elephants facing each other with an outstretched to hold the roll of paper records.
Made from recycled metal, these handicraft are especially symbolic particularly Renaissance and vitality of Africa to take their cultures in the modern era.
The supernatural power to make a good joke! Kplekple Goli Mask: Masks are not all serious, some represent jokester spirits. The kplekple Goli mask is worn by the dancers of lower rank in the Goli spirit dance. As young dancers are of low status compared to those who wear large masks, this mask is a single disk form with little or no ornamentation. It allows the user to mask Goli kplekple to hunt young women of the village around reading.
Several art that the world around us: African crafts ranging from textiles, basketry and sculpture terracotta sculptures and carving a wide range of everyday items. Africans in general have had to "make do" with what was available to them and who have excelled in doing what they need these materials available. Long considered by Africans to be functional or ceremonial, the rest of the world salute their work purely as art.
Arts of Africa today is modern and African art is not only about tribal ceremony. In fact, as with any art, there are artists who produced the poignant political criticism on current events, and there are artists producing beautiful functional accessories. In the field of crafts, a personal favorite is an entry of Africa into the bathroom decor. Two elephants facing each other with an outstretched to hold the roll of paper records.
Made from recycled metal, these handicraft are especially symbolic particularly Renaissance and vitality of Africa to take their cultures in the modern era.
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