http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/African-art-blog.html African art blog en-us African art Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:04 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:04 GMT contemporary-african-art.com http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-woodcarving-artists.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-woodcarving-artists.html We are woodcarving artists based in South Africa, Johannesburg. We are doing quality African traditional sculptures which are designed for framing. We Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:00 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-online.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-online.html African Art Online's mission is to provide a safe environment to show case talented artisans from around Africa. We also pride ourselves in providing 5 Fri, 04 May 2012 06:30:28 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/lega-ceremonial-hat-from-dr-congo-african-tribal-art.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/lega-ceremonial-hat-from-dr-congo-african-tribal-art.html I have been collecting and dealing in african tribal art for nearly twenty years now. I am focused on the artifacts of the tribes of the Congo Basin, Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:28:01 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/john-kenny-sub-saharan-photography-across-the-african-continent.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/john-kenny-sub-saharan-photography-across-the-african-continent.html I've been travelling across remote traditional Sub Saharan communities in the East, West and South of the African continent since 2006. My work attempts Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:25:40 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/im-a-prism-too.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/im-a-prism-too.html I'm working on a work titled 'I'm a Prism too'. Here is a few lines on my thought processes on what my goal and aim in the work is. I've called this Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:01:04 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/tribal-art-studio.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/tribal-art-studio.html Gallery of Artifacts including but not limited to African Sculptures, Statues and Carvings Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:17:32 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/nigerian-artist-fulltime-art-educator.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/nigerian-artist-fulltime-art-educator.html Nigerian artist, Oladimeji Oluwagbemiga Isaac,full-time art educator lecturer Department Fine and applied arts, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:07:24 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/tribal-art-hunter.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/tribal-art-hunter.html Working with private and corporate art collectors, designers, and members of the trade, Tribal Art Hunter offers a full range of consulting services in Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:12:10 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/bronwen-evansbeira-and-beyond.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/bronwen-evansbeira-and-beyond.html I am currently living and working in my studio in Mutare, Zimbabwe and have just exhibited in Beira, Mozambique. These oil paintings are a few of the images Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:01:10 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/bronwen-evans.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/bronwen-evans.html I am a Zimbabwean artist who specialises in oils on canvases. I have just held a solo exhibition in Beira, Mozambique and these pictures are some that Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:37 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/winnipegbased-nigerian-artist-yisa-akinbolaji-painting-with-multilayering-experience.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/winnipegbased-nigerian-artist-yisa-akinbolaji-painting-with-multilayering-experience.html African artist, Yisa Akinbolaji, of Winnipeg is a full-time visual artist. Before coming to Canada in 1997, Yisa was recognized as a leading Nigerian artist Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:00:20 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/resistance-art.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/resistance-art.html In South Africa the years 1968-1971 saw a window for relatively free expression before the Government clamped down on cultural groups linked to the Black Consciousness movement; an opportunity in time that was reflected in an exhibition shown at the Durban Art Gallery called 'Art, South Africa Today' - the beginnings of Resistance Art Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:37:17 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-photography.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-photography.html Contemporary African photography is an area where African artists have long expressed their individuality as far back as the 1840's and today it is still a very established and dynamic form of artistic manifestation Tue, 31 May 2011 20:52:59 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-artists.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-artists.html I believe that contemporary African artists are faced with an enormous challenge right now that has exactly to do with the fact that they are 'African', existing in a global situation that currently appears to promote artists as worthy of recognition only if they comply with Western convention and parameters Tue, 31 May 2011 15:31:17 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/south-african-modernists.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/south-african-modernists.html Modernism is a term applied to the innovative development of the arts in the 20th C which saw a break with realism and naturalism and other such traditional art forms. This equally applies to the South African Modernists Mon, 30 May 2011 15:07:59 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/art-workshops.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/art-workshops.html In 1944, John Koenakeefe Mohl's 'White Studio' in Sophia town, Johannesburg laid the foundation for the establishment of fine art by black artists in South Africa and Art workshops Mon, 30 May 2011 13:09:36 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-modernists.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-modernists.html In the 1940s African art was primarily associated with 'primitivism' and its influence on cubism and other forms of post impressionistic art. African Modernists had not yet made an impact. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:40:25 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/dogon.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/dogon.html The ancient Dogon tribe of Mali is a fascinating but vanishing one Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:09:28 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/south-african-art.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/south-african-art.html So much has been written and documented about South African Art, particularly in the past two decades. Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:44:45 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-history.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-history.html African art history has played a significant role in shaping the culture and history of the world. The belief that Africa is the cradle of the history of mankind is virtually unshakeable. Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:56:29 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-art.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-art.html Contemporary African Art is difficult to categorize just as singularly defining 'art' in the 21st Century is virtually impossible. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:25:27 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-craft.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-craft.html Immediately, with the phrase African craft one enters into the realm of what is art and what is craft? Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:03:53 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-decor.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-decor.html African decor can be hugely dynamic, creative and inspiring Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:42:06 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/tribal-art.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/tribal-art.html What do we define by 'Tribal Art' (also known as Ethnographic art)? Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:43:19 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-musical-instruments.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-musical-instruments.html Performing music and making African musical instruments is an integral part of most communities and it varies not only from country to country but from village to village. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:24:56 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-jewelry.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-jewelry.html African Jewelry takes many forms and has a number of functions besides bodily adornment. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:48:31 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-textiles.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-textiles.html African textiles are the major form of expression that Africans use to define themselves Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:17:47 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/Contact-thankyou.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/Contact-thankyou.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:18:58 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contact.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contact.html Contact Contemporary African art Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:15:23 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/sitemap.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/sitemap.html Contemporary african art sitemap Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:47:53 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/privacy-policy.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/privacy-policy.html Privacy policy for Contemporary African Art Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:44:39 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/about-me.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/about-me.html About me, contemporary African art and Bronwen Evans Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:33:49 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-galleries.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-galleries.html Do you have an African art gallery? Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:48:13 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-artists.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-artists.html Are you an African artist? Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:43:00 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-newsletter.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-art-newsletter.html Why should I subscribe to the Contemporary African Art newsletter? Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:30:49 GMT http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-sculpture.html http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/african-sculpture.html African sculpture takes many forms and offers us huge insights into the cultures and tribal communities from whence it came Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:29:13 GMT