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ARTIST; SIGN-WRITER
DISCOVERED BY WESTERN ART COLLECTORS
AFRICA EXPLORES
PROVOCATIVE POLITICAL/SOCIAL COMMENTARY
"TONGUE AND CHEEK"
BRIGHT PALLETS |
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SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST
USED BED SHEETS
CONSIDERED HIS WORK TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
was a self-taught portrait photographer from Bamako. He is mostly known for his portraits of people and families he took between 1940 and the early sixties and that are widely acknowledged not only as a record of Malian society, but also as pieces of art. |
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| CHERI SAMBA - ART EXAMPLE |
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| SEYDOU KEITA - ART EXAMPLE |
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"UNTITLED PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN"
1957 |
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ENGLAND BORN
NIGERIAN PARENTS
FORMAL ARTISTIC TRAINING
FAMOUS FOR DUTCH/INDONESIAN FABRIC APPROPRIATION ARTWORKS
COMMENTING BRITISH COLONIAL POWER |
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| YINKA SHONIBARE - ART EXAMPLE |
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"SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA"
2000 |
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1940S; NIGERIAN
SELF-TAUGHT NEO-TRADITIONAL YORUBA SCULPTOR
TRAINED UNDER KEVIN CARROLL
REPRESENTED WESTERN IMAGES IN YORUBA AESTHETICS
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| LAMIDI FAKEYE - ART EXAMPLE |
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SONYA CLARK
(WORK: 1999-2004)
BEADS (SYNONYMOUS WITH ROSARY PRAYERS)
AMULETS WORN FOR PROTECTION, HEALTH, AND POWER - CONTAINING POWERFUL MESSAGES |
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ART INSTITUTE IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
WORKSHOP
1949
TRAINED YOUNG ARTISTS IN 50S & 60S
WEEKLY AND TWICE-WEEKLY CLASSES OVER EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME |
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| PIONEERED IN 50S AND 60S, TERM USED TO DEFINE THE ENTIRETY OF STYLES AND NATIONAL PRODUCTS OF AFRICAN ARTISTS, AND OF THE ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL DYNAMICS OF AFRICA |
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MODERN ART IN CONGO DATING BACK TO COLONIAL PERIOD
AFRICAN ARTISTS EXPOSED TO WESTERN PRACTICES AND PATRONAGES
SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS USED CHEAP MATERIALS (FLOUR-SACKS) TO SELL THEIR PAINTINGS
POLITICAL/SOCIAL COMMENTARY |
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THE TACTICAL BORROWING IN VISUAL ARTS FROM ONE CONTEXT TO ANOTHER
SHONIBARE (APPROPRIATES FABRIC IN SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA)
ODUNDO (APPROPRIATES NIGERIAN AND NEW MEXICO WOMEN ART OF POTTERY) |
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ONE OF FIRST EXHIBITS IN WEST (NEW YORK) OF AFRICAN ART AND ARTISTS
"DISCOVERED" ARTISTS LIKE CHERI SAMBA
MOVED AFRICAN ART TO BROADER CONTEXTS OF GLOBAL ART |
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ART STYLE THAT BREAKS AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC PRACTICES
IDEOLOGY
USUALLY ABSTRACT |
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KENYA
STUDIED AT ROYAL COLLEGE OF ARTS IN LONDON, ENGLAND
STUDIED POTTERY AND SCULPTURE
COMBINED ART OF POTTERY (EAST AFRICAN/NEW MEXICO) WITH SHAPE OF HUMAN (FEMALE) FIGURE
USED COIL METHOD
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FATHER KEVIN CARROLL
PATRON WHO COMMISSIONED ARTISTS W/ CATHOLIC CHURCH IN YORUBA
EST. ARTISTS LIKE LAMIDI FAKEYE |
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CHERI SAMBA
1989
COMMENTING ON SOCIAL DISPARITIES AND THE EXPLOITATION OF MAN BY MAN |
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SUGGESTS/ACKNOWLEDGES THE STYLE OF MODERN ART
AIMS TO FULFILL ITS SHORTCOMINGS
INCLUSIVE SOCIOLOGY |
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LAMIDI FAKEYE 1956
a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13-23), in which Joseph fled to Egypt with his wife Mary and infant son Jesus after a visit by Magi because they learn that King Herod intends to kill the infants of that area. |
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Nigerian-born, British artist
sculptor. Her primary material is steel and her sculptures refer to her Nigerian roots and international issues |
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Nigerian born; moved to England
photographer
explored the tensions created by sexuality, race and culture through stylised portraits and compositions |
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| MAGDALENE ODUNDO - ART EXAMPLE |
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| SOKARI DOUGLAS-CAMP - ART EXAMPLE |
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| ROTIMI FANI-KAYODE - ART EXAMPLE |
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"SOPONNOI"
1989
POST HIV-DIAGNOSIS
YORUBAN GOD OF SICKNESS AND HEALING |
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