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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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Painting, New Born II, Angu Walters

New Born II

Angu Walters

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,100

Painting, Faces VIII, Angu Walters

Faces VIII

Angu Walters

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,300

Painting, Bravo, Angu Walters

Bravo

Angu Walters

Painting - 78 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 30.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$1,200

Painting, Three on One, Angu Walters

Three on One

Angu Walters

Painting - 78 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 30.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,200

Painting, Black Tribe, Oyeleye Feranmi

Black Tribe

Oyeleye Feranmi

Painting - 90.2 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.5 x 23.5 x 1 inch

$1,550

Painting, Unmask, Oyeleye Feranmi

Unmask

Oyeleye Feranmi

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,550

Painting, Rush hour, Leonard Ngure

Rush hour

Leonard Ngure

Painting - 90.5 x 102.5 x 2 cm Painting - 35.6 x 40.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,241 $2,917

Painting, Angelic, Josue M Pierre

Angelic

Josue M Pierre

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$2,550

Painting, Dialogue IV, Angu Walters

Dialogue IV

Angu Walters

Painting - 80 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$2,200

Painting, Fishes III, Angu Walters

Fishes III

Angu Walters

Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$1,800

Painting, Dancers III, Angu Walters

Dancers III

Angu Walters

Painting - 90 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,300

Painting, Prayer VII, Angu Walters

Prayer VII

Angu Walters

Painting - 70 x 53 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$1,300

Painting, The Drummer V, Angu Walters

The Drummer V

Angu Walters

Painting - 90 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$1,100

Painting, Prayer IV, Angu Walters

Prayer IV

Angu Walters

Painting - 69 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,100

Painting, Welcome, Angu Walters

Welcome

Angu Walters

Painting - 100 x 84 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

$2,300

Painting, Couple, Angu Walters

Couple

Angu Walters

Painting - 80 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,200

Painting, Dialogue V, Angu Walters

Dialogue V

Angu Walters

Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,200

Painting, City Boy, Emmanuel Ojebola

City Boy

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$4,000

Painting, Unbroken, Adebayo Taiwo

Unbroken

Adebayo Taiwo

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,850

Painting, Karma, Ademola Ajayi

Karma

Ademola Ajayi

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,350