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Sue Williamson and Ashraf Jamal, Art in South Africa: the future present, Publisher David Philip (Cape Town), 1996. Frank Herreman and Mark D'Amato, Liberated voices: contemporary art from South Africa, The Museum for African Art, 1999. Emma Bedford and Sophie Perryer, 10 Years 100 Artists: Art In A Democratic South Africa, Struik, 2004.
They traditionally carve household objects, figures and masks. Since the 1950s the so-called Modern Makonde Art has been developed. An essential step was the turning to abstract figures, mostly spirits that play a special role. Makonde are also part of the important contemporary artists of Africa today.
The following list of Senegalese artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Senegal, ...
Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu // ⓘ MBE (14 July 1917 – 5 February 1994), better known as Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor. [1] Arguably the most influential African artist of the 20th century, his pioneering career opened the way for the postcolonial proliferation and increased visibility of modern African art.
Esther Mahlangu's 1991 BMW Artcar was on view at the British Museum as part of 'South Africa: the art of a nation', from 27 October 2016 - 27 February 2017. The new BMW Individual 7 series with unique internal wooden trims painted by her was exhibited at Frieze Art Fair in 2016 with an accompanying exhibition of work co-curated by BMW and ...
Kenturah Davis (born 1980), drawer, sculptor, performance artist, installation artist; she has lived in the US and Ghana; Godfried Donkor (born 1964), painter, collagist, and mixed-media artist; lives in London, of Ghanaian ancestry; Kimathi Donkor (born 1965), painter; lives in London, of Ghanaian ancestry
Artists from Africa. Subcategories. This category has the following 45 subcategories, out of 45 total. ...
Antoinette Lubaki (Atoinet Lubaki, Atoinet Mfumbi) [1] (Bukama, Congo Free State) (1895-?) was a Congolese watercolourist, and Congo's first known female artist.She is considered one of the forerunners of modern art in Congo, alongside her husband, painter and ivory worker Albert Lubaki and the tailor-painter Djilatento. [2]