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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Sisters in Yellow
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,968
Mystery of Freedom
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,968
Omidan (Maiden) 3
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,968
Omidan (Maiden) 4
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,968
Omidan (Maiden) 5
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,968
Omidan (Maiden) 6
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,968
Omoge Awelewa (The Beauty Maiden)
Oladire Araireoluwa
Painting - 182.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 72 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,764
Lion in the bushes
James Mutisya
Painting - 119 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 46.9 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Himba children teenager
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€1,298
Himba children look right
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€1,298
Himba children tree master
Faie Davis
Photography - 61 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch
€1,298
Karo people from Ethiopia
Faie Davis
Photography - 30 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€918
Himba Beauty
Faie Davis
Photography - 85.8 x 76.8 x 0.25 cm Photography - 33.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,391
For Tomorrow's Festival
Ademola Ajayi
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
€2,550
Look through my eyes
Afolayan Emmanuel
Painting - 114.3 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,782
J'ai allumé une bougie 10
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
€350
J'ai allumé une bougie 9
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
€350
J'ai allumé une bougie 6
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
€350
ua langu (my flower)
Mosoti Kepha
Sculpture - 48 x 32 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 12.6 x 1 inch
€1,890
kijana shujaa (young warrior)
Mosoti Kepha
Sculpture - 49 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 12 x 1 inch
€1,890
Mary – African Head Wrap Series 1
Mosoti Kepha
Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 4.7 inch
€2,200
The Couple II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€278
Dialogue IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€278
The Happy Family XIX giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
€278
The Happy Family XXI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€278
The Happy Family VIII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 68 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch
€257
Lion of the Kalahari
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,177
Beauty in the Sahel
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,416
At the edge of the Jade Sea
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,177
