Art - African

Reflections on African Art: Insights on Rare Pieces from the Bamana, Senufo, Dogon, and Baule Tribes shares Robert Workman's journey from his first purchase of African art to building a unique and noteworthy collection. Over 65 years, the Workmans assembled rare and unusual treasures...

Restless Infections is a collection of critical essays exploring artistic interventions in urban spaces, focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa. The writers examine seminal artworks by South African artists, addressing diverse forms of expression such as site-specific performances, immersive...

A System of Watercolor Painting is a book written by Aaron Edwin Penley and originally published in 1850. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of watercolor painting, covering everything from materials and techniques to composition and color theory. Penley begins by...

Fifty years ago in Africa, she bathed in crocodile-infested waters, lived for months without plumbing, electricity, or running water, slept on a cot inches above roosting bats, fell asleep to the beating of drums and the howling of hyenas, sampled lakefly cakes and fried...

""Paintings by the Great Dutch Masters of the Seventeenth Century"" is a comprehensive art book written by George Henry McCall. The book showcases the works of renowned Dutch painters from the seventeenth century, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Frans Hals. The book features high-quality reproductions...

A dynamic, bold, exploration of the breadth of the Kuba design aesthetic and its lasting impact on early twentieth-century modernism through to the present day.The textiles of the historic, multi-ethnic Kuba kingdom, (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), represent the most intact and...

The Image of the European in African Art--a companion to The Image of the Black in Western Art series--is profusely illustrated, including many little-known works, ranging from the sixteenth century to the present day. This is the richest and most comprehensive treatment of the...

Have a Delightful and Fun Experience with Your Entire Family with Your Favorite Horror Characters Coloring BookAre you looking for an excellent way to entertain yourself and fuel your creativity at the same time?Do you need a fun and enjoyable activity for the holidays?If...

Whether infused by movement or stillness, Mlengeya's black-and-white portrait paintings radiate both power and peaceBorn in 1991 in Dar es Salaam, Sungi Mlengeya captures the essence of Black womanhood in her haunting monochromatic acrylic portraits. The meticulously painted figures are set against a minimalist...

An introduction to the art and aesthetics of southwest Nigeria using the writings of Yorùbá scholars and artists who have made these subjects their special interest over the last forty years. Barry Hallen brings together the writings of four pioneering Yorùbá thinkers who write...

Lushly illustrated with stunning artifacts, this volume is the first comprehensive and accessible publication to explore the art, architecture, and material culture of ancient Nubia. Kings and queens of Nubia reigned over one of the largest empires in the ancient world and had contacts...

Perfumes: Their Sensual Lure And Charm is a book written by Hereward Carrington, which delves into the world of fragrances and their impact on human senses. The book is an in-depth exploration of the history, science, and art of perfumery, covering topics such as...

The Yaka, a tribe in the southwestern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have for over a century produced figurative statuettes, masks, and other objects which have fascinated Western scholars, collectors, and explorers. This impressive book brings together some of the earliest...

Restless Infections is a collection of critical essays exploring artistic interventions in urban spaces, focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa. The writers examine seminal artworks by South African artists, addressing diverse forms of expression such as site-specific performances, immersive...

The 'Color African Art' book in the "World Culture Art Coloring Series," extends far beyond a regular coloring book. There are thirty-eight pages filled with images that are both culturally rich and stunning, complete with a brief historical footnote for each image. Pages also...

""The Story of Siena and San Gimignano"" by Edmund G. Gardner is a historical account of two of the most important cities in Tuscany, Italy. The book explores the rich cultural heritage and architectural marvels of these two cities, which have played a significant...

""Emblems of Saints: By Which They Are Distinguished in Works of Art"" is a comprehensive guide to the symbols and emblems commonly associated with saints in Christian art. Written by F.C. Husenbeth, this book provides an in-depth exploration of the various attributes and characteristics...

In this open-access text, Z. S. Strother uses ethnographic studies of individual mask cultures in Africa to dispute the assumptions that masks universally hide, reveal, or transform. In Western European languages, the word mask exerts a powerful presence as a figure of speech. To...

A collection of a significant group of artistic voices from the vast African diaspora that offers visual and philosophical thought rich in references to African history, mysticism, mythology, ecology, and fiction. The visual and textual proposals presented in Black Ancient Futures challenge the dominant...

Dazzling designs and the multifaceted fashion scene of North Africa. A Meeting of Cultures is a pathbreaking work focused specifically on contemporary fashion designers and influencers in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. Lavishly illustrated, it broadens the scope of scholarship on the fashion...

A personal reflection on fragmentation, language, and place. Following one of the Turfan archaeological expeditions in the early 1900s, a fragment of a Manichaean text written in Uighur and Old Turkic found its way to the Asian Art Museum in Berlin. Originating from the...

Is there an autonomous republic of art that transcends time and place? Canadian writer Madeleine Thien reflects on a fragment of a mural depicting Three Uighur Princes from one of the Bezeklik Caves along the Northern Silk Road, in what is now the Xinjiang...

From Kingston, Jamaica, to London, England, 'The Making of a Masterpiece' recounts the remarkable, true story of Fowokan George Kelly-a contemporary creative artist, musician and visionary who defied the odds.Arriving in the UK as a boy in 1957, Fowokan faced the harsh realities of...

India Impressions: With Some Notes Of Ceylon During A Winter Tour, 1906-07 is a travelogue written by Walter Crane in 1907. It is a detailed account of his travels through India and Ceylon during the winter of 1906-07. The book is filled with vivid...

The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 is a comprehensive historical account of the War of 1812, written by Benson J. Lossing. This book is the first volume of the series and is filled with vivid illustrations, maps, and descriptions of the battles,...

Explores the dynamics of African masquerades and mask performances on the continent, linking performative expressions to societal characteristics. What is the meaning of masks and masquerades in African traditions and how can we understand their role in rituals and performances? Why do we find...

A groundbreaking history of Africa's looted architectural heritage--and a bold proposal for the repatriation of the continent's stolen cultural artifacts Between the nineteenth century and today, colonial officials, collectors, and anthropologists dismembered African buildings and dispersed their parts to museums in Europe and the...

An introduction to the art and aesthetics of southwest Nigeria using the writings of Yor?b? scholars and artists who have made these subjects their special interest over the last forty years. Barry Hallen brings together the writings of four pioneering Yor?b? thinkers who write...

When asked about what makes art meaningful to me the first thing, I could think of was that I think it saved my life. Life is not always easy, and sometimes you are dealt a bad hand. But my artwork has been something that...

A groundbreaking analysis of one of the most significant collections of African art in the United States The collection of African art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is among the most comprehensive in the United States, featuring works in all media from...

The latest volume in The Met's How to Read series, focusing on the rich and varied textiles of Africa through forty exemplars from the nineteenth century to the present day Across the African continent, handwoven cloth and clothing have historically been labor-intensive creations deeply...

The Art of Afrofuturism explores the groundbreaking artwork of dozens of artists from multiple continents and across the African Diaspora who are contributing to a new vision of the future and their place in it. Whether from the continent of Africa, the Caribbean, North...

A 300-plus-page primer on the vanguards of contemporary African artThe Qatar-based ARAK Collection holds over 4,000 works of contemporary African art. The more than 100 works presented here provide a comprehensive overview of continental trends. Each artist receives a biographical essay written by Ghanian...

A rare look into the ancient Ethiopian art of telsem from a modern master of the practiceRealized in collaboration with the Africa Institute, Sharjah, and Sharjah Art Foundation, this comprehensive survey features work by the prolific contemporary Ethiopian artist Henok Melkamzer, who has attained...

Artists from across the African and South Asian diasporas grapple with colonial legacies through a reimagining of the lost city of Atlantis transplanted to the bottom of the Indian OceanWhat if the book was a technology invented at sea? How would its language reflect...

Evoking landscapes and the human body as sites of memory, van den Berg inserts queer perspectives into the larger rewriting of South African historyZambia-born, South Africa-based artist Clive van den Berg (born 1956) produces a range of multimedia works unified by five themes: memory,...

Wisdom Tales from Africa is an anthology of stories drawn from several African traditions. Wisdom stories were traditionally told by the elders of the group, and besides being a wonderful source of entertainment, they served to emphasize the consequences of certain behavior.The wisdom, truths...

Culture and the Contemporary AfricanEdited by Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju and Kirsten Holst PetersenThe contributions in this volume span the globally contested domains of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and aesthetics, with specific reference to Africa.They also cover the key cultural areas of language, literature, music, dance,...

"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways." Psalm 91:11 This little booklet highlights more than 500 years of paintings with angels, many of them scenes from the New Testament, and some from the Old Testament....

Giovanni Della Robbia is a book written by Allan Marquand and published in 1920. The book is a comprehensive study of the life and work of the Italian Renaissance sculptor Giovanni Della Robbia. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which explores...

Author: Bruno BarbeyISBN-10: 8836658938ISBN-13: 9788836658930Publisher: Silvana EditorialeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2025Pages: 208Format: Paperback

Join me on an inspiring poetic journey towards rediscovering hope amidst the existential crisis that often clouds our minds. With classic styles ranging from Haiku to Tanka and more, this beautifully crafted collection of poems will accompany you on a soulful quest of the...

During 1988 Anita Bunn left South Africa for America to see how other people lived. It would be for 36 months, she told her mother. She returned 8 years later with her son and settled into a small cottage on a big farm in...

In a world where the notion of home is more traumatizing than it is comforting, artists are using this literal and figurative space to reframe human responses to trauma.Building on the scholarship of key art historians and theorists such as Judith Butler and Mieke...

Author: Morad MontazamiISBN-10: 3959058489ISBN-13: 9783959058483Publisher: Spector BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2025Pages: 136Format: Paperback

Features the provenance research undertaken at eight Swiss museums on their Benin collections and the dialogue on the objects' history and future with partners in Nigeria. This multifaceted reader explores the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Benin, in the territory of what today...

Egypt: the Book of time is the most innovative book on ancient Egypt to appear in many years. It contains beautiful color photographs of ancient temples and monuments and their hieroglyphic inscriptions, along with English translations of the inscriptions done by the author. This...

In the years after independence, new art forms and practices flourished at the Casablanca ?cole des beaux-arts, transforming the colonial relic into a wellspring of Moroccan modernism. Casablanca School artists, including Farid Belkahia, Mohammed Chebaa, and Mohammed Melehi, defined the modernist movement in Morocco....

In the years after independence, new art forms and practices flourished at the Casablanca ?cole des Beaux-Arts, transforming the colonial relic into a zeitgeist of Moroccan modernism. Casablanca School artists, including Farid Belkahia, Mohammed Chebaa, and Mohammed Melehi, defined the modernist movement in Morocco...

Author: Sloane BrightskyISBN-13: 9798348428044Publisher: Sloane BrightskyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2025Pages: 86Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d