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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African Aesthetic

Ecriture pictographique bête : « Prê » tranchant (couteau)

Un céleste personnage figuré par un nuage : il est d'une beauté européenne

In Her

The Drummer XXVII

The Drummer XIV

The Xylophone Player II

The Flutist I

Faces VI

You and Me 1

Self Reflection 2

Portrait of George Stinney

Aduke and Her Pet - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women, Car

Bond

Purpose of Existence 15 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Frail Soldier

Visu bei gani kijan

Unaweza salakasi wewe

Amhna miiu min ineg mini mlefu iama nandio

Kalibuni kwe tu hapa

Seta indu kamata

Niachie iliuno changu

Lakini uyu ndugo yeto

Katami indazi

Tunafurahia Leo Mama Kaleta Mazina

Kiko Yangu Imeisha

L'élu du mariage

Zaounon fut de race blanche

Un monde et ses artistes

Sur une peau d'orange jaune-verte, figurent un arbre et un oiseau

Ici, un céleste 'coït', dans le ciel 'uni à sa blanche clarté'

Dans un ciel ensoleillé, un nuage gris-blanc figure une têt d'oiseau

Sous le ciel bleu sortant de la verdure végétale, le 'tan' suce le sang humain

Labake

Aliyah

Adunni 1

Adunni 2

Not For Long

Don't Say Goodbye

If I Were You

Out of Sight

Coming Through

Portrait of Ruth

The Happy Family XI

Under One Umbrella

Ayanfe (Choose To Be Loved)

The Blues Band I

The blue haired model

All Heads Together IX

African Juju Society VIII

Play the Banjo II

My Love I

Knowledge is Power V

Music is Love III

Midnight Storyteller

The Drummer and the Flutist II

Sun Shine in My Mind

Kora Player III

Juju Dance Group

Against All Odds 10 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Whispers of the Soul 1

Eniyan (Human) 11

Art of Love

Camo 16

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Joe legs

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