A revisionist account of African masquerade carnivals in transnational context that offers readers a unique perspective on the connecting threads between African cultural trends and African American ...cultural artifacts.
The art of sub-Saharan Africa reveals the marvelous achievements of tribal artists--their names unknown--over thousands of years. Their aesthetic ideal finds form in wood, bone, fabric, bronze and ...iron. This illustrated study of traditional African art includes pieces from Western Sudan, the Congolese Basin, the Guinea coast, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and East and South Africa. Each piece is characterized by its own traditions and artistic forms. The earliest pieces date from the beginning of the first millennium, the most recent form the early 20th century. Unique and rare examples are documented, many virtually unknown.
Les Arts de l'Afrique noire vous invite à explorer les origines dynamiques de l'étendue des expressions artistiques de l'exotique et intrigant continent africain. Depuis la découverte de Les Arts de ...l'Afrique noire à la fin du XIXe siècle lors des expositions coloniales, le continent noir s'est révélé une immense source d'inspiration pour les artistes qui, au fil du temps, ont constamment réinventé ces oeuvres d'art. La force de l'art africain subsaharien réside dans sa diversité visuelle, preuve de la créativité des artistes qui continuent à conceptualiser de nouvelles formes stylistiques. De la Mauritanie à l'Afrique du Sud et de la Côte d'Ivoire à la Somalie, des statues, des masques, des bijoux, des poteries et des tapisseries constituent une variété d'objets rituels quotidiens émanant de ces sociétés d'une riche diversité.
"In spite of a historical near absence of masking practice among the Tiv people of Nigeria, since 1960 the use of carved wooden masks and figures has found new and fertile expression in their ...contemporary puppet and masquerade theater called kwagh-hir." (AFRICAN ARTS) The author discusses "the extent to which the personal identity of the mask wearer is disguised and redefined during and subsequent to a performance. In kwagh-hir the dual possibilities of concealing and revealing are utilized to the advantage of the performer without ever compromising the supernatural aspect of the masked figure."
Nyau Masks and Ritual Curran, Douglas
African arts,
09/1999, Letnik:
32, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Nyau retains a strong hold on the spiritual imagination of the Chewa people in rural parts of central Malawi. This semi-secret men's mask association makes it possible for the Chewa to define and ...delineate the archive of their moral world. Nyau dancers represent the spirits of the animals and the ancestors returning from the spirit world to seek a temporary reconciliation with human beings in the village. Gule Wamkulu ('The Big Dance') is used to present the symbolic spirit world. Nyau is also practiced by Malawian migrants in Zimbabwe, where it is regarded with suspicion.
"Chokwe!," an art exhibition that includes more than 150 works, celebrates the rich cultural and artistic heritage of Chokwe and related African peoples. Jordan discusses the upcoming exhibition.
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