African Aesthetic
How can you define the African aesthetic? A continent made up of 54 countries — each with their own culture, their own traditions and their own social structures – no doubt produces stylistically varied African artists.
The literary movement Négritude was led by the writers Aimé Césaire, Léon Damas and Léopold Sédar Senghor and played a huge part in the development of modern African art. Founded in 1937 by a group of African student artists in Paris, a city with a tolerant and diverse art scene, the movement grew globally. The movement aimed to critique colonialism and cultivate an appreciation for Black and African culture, the effects of which no doubt is imperative to the contemporary African art scene.
According to Léopold Sédar Senghor, in order for African art to progress it had to reflect the modernity of the present by responding to contemporary social issues and artistic styles, while celebrating traditional culture. By also drawing from other Modernist movements such as the Harlem Renaissance and Surrealism, the African aesthetic of visual art focuses on these principles and is today conveyed by the likes of Angu Walters who focuses on everyday life in African villages. Whilst Faie Davis seeks to use her lens to capture an appreciation for those who retain tradition.
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Samburu adornment
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,122
To the Market giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80.7 x 103 x 1 cm Print - 31.8 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$300
Juju Dance Group giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 86 x 106 x 1 cm Print - 33.9 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch
$300
Hardwork and discipline
Ebuka Michael
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$3,338
The Drummer and Flutist 4 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$300
The Drummer 4 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch
$240
My Best Friend VIII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$300
The Town Crier II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 74 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.1 x 0 inch
$300
To the Market 5 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 38.6 x 0 inch
$290
The Last Cyclist giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 72 x 88 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 34.6 x 0 inch
$300
The Kora Player giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$250
The Drummer and the Flutist III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$230
Dancers II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$300
Sanza Player giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$289
Banjo Players II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$260
Dialogue V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$290
The Drummer and the Flutist V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$290
Music is Love V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$300
Play the Banjo II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$300
The Drummer XI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 59 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Drummer XII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$265
The Xylophone Player IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 65 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$280
Play the Drum IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$290
The Drummer V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$290
Saturday Market IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 82 x 99 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.3 x 39 x 0 inch
$300
Midnight Storyteller giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Town Cryer II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 79 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 31.1 x 0 inch
$300
The Happy Villagers I giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 76 x 91 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0 inch
$389
Banjo Players giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$300
Saturday Market giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 108.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 35 x 42.7 x 0 inch
$316
Three on One giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$230
The Happy Villagers IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 77 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch
$250
The Happy Family XII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 66 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$280
The Drummer and the Flutist II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$290
The Drummer giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 58 x 53 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.8 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$280
The Flutist V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 58 x 31 x 1 cm Print - 22.8 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
$290
The Flutist giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 67 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 26.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$300
The Blues Band giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 58 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
$300
Sun Shine in My Mind giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 73 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 28.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$300
My Best Friend giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 68 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$300
Mvet Player II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$300
Mother, Father and Child giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$319
Kora Player III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 89 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$300
Home Sweet Home giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 104 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 40.9 x 0.4 inch
$340
The Happy Family VI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 56 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$250
African Dancers giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 38.2 x 0 inch
$300
Wandering Thoughts
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,300
Oromo Lady of Bati
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,528
Samburu shepherd
John Kenny
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,528 $2,998
Himba children straight portrait
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,400
Himba children look right
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,400
Himba children blanket master
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$1,400
Hamar Women from Ethiopia
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.2 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$975
Spotty face beauty
Faie Davis
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$925
Karo make up artists
Faie Davis
Photography - 45 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$980
Sans titre (133)
Jean-Charles SANKARE
Painting - 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$477
