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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The Fairground
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€980 €883
Beauty in the Sahel
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,404
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
€1,171 €1,054
To the Market giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80.7 x 103 x 1 cm Print - 31.8 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
€273
Juju Dance Group giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 86 x 106 x 1 cm Print - 33.9 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch
€273
Hardwork and discipline
Ebuka Michael
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
€2,800
The Drummer and Flutist 4 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€273
The Drummer 4 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch
€218
My Best Friend VIII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.2 x 0 inch
€273
The Town Crier II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 74 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.1 x 0 inch
€273
To the Market 5 giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 38.6 x 0 inch
€264
The Last Cyclist giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 72 x 88 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 34.6 x 0 inch
€273
The Kora Player giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€228
The Drummer and the Flutist III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€209
Dancers II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
€273
Sanza Player giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€263
Banjo Players II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€237
Dialogue V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€264
The Drummer and the Flutist V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€264
Music is Love V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€273
Play the Banjo II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€273
The Drummer XI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 59 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch
€273
The Drummer XII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch
€241
The Xylophone Player IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 65 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch
€255
Play the Drum IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€264
The Drummer V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 90 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€264
Saturday Market IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 82 x 99 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.3 x 39 x 0 inch
€273
Midnight Storyteller giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 100 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
€273
The Town Cryer II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 79 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 31.1 x 0 inch
€273
The Happy Villagers I giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 76 x 91 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€354
Banjo Players giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€273
Saturday Market giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 108.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 35 x 42.7 x 0 inch
€288
Three on One giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 14.6 x 0 inch
€209
The Happy Villagers IV giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 77 x 58 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch
€228
The Happy Family XII giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 66 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 25.2 x 0 inch
€255
The Drummer and the Flutist II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 70 x 53 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
€264
The Drummer giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 58 x 53 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.8 x 20.9 x 0 inch
€255
The Flutist V giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 58 x 31 x 1 cm Print - 22.8 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
€264
The Flutist giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 67 x 42 x 1 cm Print - 26.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
€273
The Blues Band giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 78 x 58 x 1 cm Print - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch
€273
Sun Shine in My Mind giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 73 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 28.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
€273
My Best Friend giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 68 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print - 26.8 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€273
Mvet Player II giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€273
Mother, Father and Child giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 99 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print - 39 x 30.7 x 0 inch
€290
Kora Player III giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 89 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 0.4 inch
€273
Home Sweet Home giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 89 x 104 x 1 cm Print - 35 x 40.9 x 0.4 inch
€309
The Happy Family VI giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 56 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 18.1 x 0 inch
€228
African Dancers giclée art print
Angu Walters
Print - 80 x 97 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 38.2 x 0 inch
€273
Wandering Thoughts
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€3,004
Oromo Lady of Bati
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,082
Samburu shepherd
John Kenny
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,082 €2,620
