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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Faceless - Hidden Identities
Ebuka Michael
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,310
La Dame au Foulard rouge
William Bakaïmo
Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,750
The Queen of Africa
Mosoti Kepha
Sculpture - 183 x 60 x 28 cm Sculpture - 72 x 23.6 x 11 inch
€4,950
De divines taches de peintures se révèlent en un divin art pris sur peau de banane jaunie
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 inch
€1,200
Tagro Gougossi. La célèbre en beauté
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.9 inch
€1,100
Restoring the Souls - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,685
Failed Identity (Gen Z Generation) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Fashion, Models
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,685
Horns of Africa
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€980 €883
Rendille Moran at Nyiru
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,541 €1,387
Fire of the Himba
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€980 €883
Mukuaita wearing ker ungava hairstyle. Angola
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 58.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 23 x 1 inch
€887
Nguengalengo boy with chicken
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 58 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 22.8 x 1 inch
€887
Bawounon: La sublime / Beauté: la venus violette
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 6.3 inch
€350
Sans titre
Bruce Tchibozo
Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 19.7 inch
€600
A days walk
John Kenny
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,967 €1,771
Mother and Child III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€255
Mother and Child VII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€264
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Gatien Mabounga
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 39.4 inch
€2,500
Nguegalengo girl from Garganta, with goat. Angola
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 58.5 x 2.5 cm Photography - 24 x 23 x 1 inch
€887
Sans titre
Gatien Mabounga
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,300
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Gatien Mabounga
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 133 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 52.4 inch
€1,900
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Gatien Mabounga
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 86 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 33.9 inch
€1,550
Imaan Legs
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 62 x 86 x 4 cm Photography - 24.4 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Pikala Legs
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 95.5 x 71 x 3.8 cm Photography - 37.6 x 28 x 1.5 inch
Price upon request
Yousra Legs
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 95.5 x 71.5 x 4 cm Photography - 37.6 x 28.1 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Ahmed Legs
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 95 x 71 x 3.5 cm Photography - 37.4 x 28 x 1.4 inch
Price upon request
Sans titre (mère et enfant)
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 55 x 15 x 23 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 5.9 x 9.1 inch
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Femme feuille et enfant (Saison des pluies)
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 47 x 20 x 16 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch
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Allons vite en Suède pour ne pas manquer le rdv de la civilisation
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 14 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 5.5 inch
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Side by Side (We Journey Through Life Together) - 21st Century, Contemporary
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch
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Brotherhood (The Love We Share)
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 76.2 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 45 x 1 inch
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La femme a joué tous ses rôles
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.3 inch
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Femme feuille, saison des pluies
Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture - 32 x 15 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 4.3 inch
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Sisterhood (We Journey Through Life Together)
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
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Sisterhood (The love we share) 3
Taiwo Odejinmi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
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The Perfect Masterpiece
Thandiwe Muriu
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
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