Adoration of the Magi, 1613. Oil on canvas. 315 x 174 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Realism and exoticism combine for an effect of grand spectacle and sincere devotion. The exotic depiction of the African king is emphasized by his robes and the sumptuous form of his gift, a vessel incorporating a pearlescent nautilus shell. The »
Connoisseurs of Contemporary African Art is a MyWeku art portal on Face Book. With over 3000 members it is the biggest African Art Group on Face Book. We all know that Traditional African Art has been exhibited, bought and written about becouse of it’s high aesthetic value. We all know that Picasso, Matisse and Van »
True African Art.com is an online gallery store based near New York City that features 425 original African paintings by 40 African artists. Thier motto is, “Loyal to Artists…Loyal to You” and they actively keep in touch with many of the artists who sold their artwork to them in Kenya, East Africa. Gahinga Yamokoski, the owner »
There are a plethora of websites and blogs that promote technology, music, literature and other thematic areas, many of which do a great job covering Africa comprehensively. Top quality websites that veer away from the stereotypical “traditional” African art and that promote, improve understanding and celebration of African arts in their entirety are thin on »
Chika Okeke-Agulu co-authored “Contemporary African Art Since 1980” with Okwui Enwezor, a leading curator and scholar of contemporary art, who is also the Dean of Academic Affairs at the San Francisco Art Institute, and founding publisher and editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. Their book “Contemporary African Art Since 1980” according to their »
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