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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Daureu vert et rouge
Eric Tournaire
Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
$562
The himba
Faie Davis
Photography - 85.8 x 76.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 33.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
African guys teaching Angela dance Bela
René Tavares
Painting - 150 x 160 cm Painting - 59.1 x 63 inch
$10,471
Anibal Portrait
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.24 x 35.43 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Francisco. Portrait Framed
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 119.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Gonzalo Portrait
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.24 x 35.43 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Jesus Portrait
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.24 x 35.43 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Mariette Portrait
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.24 x 35.43 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Pedro Portrait
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.24 x 35.43 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Ron Portrait
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.24 x 35.43 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Mr. Donut
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.55 x 41.33 x 0.1 inch
$3,100
V from the Iconic series
Mikael Kenta
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.55 x 41.33 x 0.1 inch
$3,100
Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish
Nnamdi Okonkwo
Sculpture - 91.4 x 106.7 x 114.3 cm Sculpture - 36 x 42 x 45 inch
$54,000
Hanging axumite red
Etiyé Dimma Poulsen
Sculpture - 217 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture - 85.4 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch
$10,530
Scenario III
Georges Fikry Ibrahim
Fine Art Drawings - 47.5 x 63 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.7 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,744
Looking for my spot
Chika Idu
Painting - 87.6 x 69.9 x 7.6 cm Painting - 34.5 x 27.5 x 3 inch
$3,959
Malikah legs
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 94.7 x 70.5 x 4 cm Photography - 37.3 x 27.8 x 1.6 inch
$15,210
Sans titre
Serigne Ibrahima Dièye
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,989
Sans titre
Serigne Ibrahima Dièye
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,989
Sans titre
Serigne Ibrahima Dièye
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$1,989
Les femmes des iles
René Tavares
Painting - 150 x 155 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 61 x 1.6 inch
$10,904
El retrato futurito
René Tavares
Painting - 147 x 147 x 4 cm Painting - 57.9 x 57.9 x 1.6 inch
$7,956
La maison de Bretagne N°2
Omar Logang
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$936
La maison de Bretagne N°1
Omar Logang
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$936
L'entrée du Port de Bretagne
Omar Logang
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$936
The place of secrets II
Chika Idu
Painting - 217.4 x 119.9 x 10.2 cm Painting - 85.6 x 47.2 x 4 inch
$26,390
The place of secrets
Chika Idu
Painting - 209.6 x 119.9 x 10.2 cm Painting - 82.5 x 47.2 x 4 inch
$26,390
African Ladies from the market
James Mutisya
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$234
