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Artist Statement:
Ureinab African
Art Gallery
Hello,
Welcome to Nubian/Ureinab
African Art Gallery
Are you interested in buying
African Art at the cheapest
prices,
directly from Kenya (Africa)?
Then send me an email, I'll
give more details.
ureinab@mailcity.com
Regards,
Director
Zena.
INTRODUCTION
The African art history goes
back to decades ago, with the
earliest examples being
figures of people and animals
molded into rock. Sculpture
was started over 2000 years
ago, the merchandise used was
such as wood, clay and even
iron, it decline over time,
and so we only have actual
examples going back about 500
years. Most existing art is
therefore nearly recent, and
because of Western
disposition, African art has
only come to display over the
past hundred years.
Although this limitless
continent is home to over one
thousand different ethnic
groups, African art has at
large common characteristics,
which make it distinctly
African. There are seven major
types of art produced in
Africa. These are masks,
statues, furniture, textiles,
pottery, beadwork, baskets,
and metalwork. Most objects
having shape are fashioned by
men, while most decorative
work such as painting and
textiles, are produced by
women.
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Practical African Elements Of Art
Unlike its European counterpart, African art usually serves a practical purpose in addition to having artistic beauty. Hence one finds richly decorated and intricately designed utensils, baskets, pottery, and chairs, all having a practical aspect which is often absent in other cultures. The elaborate artwork on such objects is used to signify the owner's status, or for religious purposes.
The form and style of African art usually depends on the beliefs of the artist's culture. This contrasts with European art, in which form and style often reflect the artist's desire for personal expression. An object of African art must first of all perform its function well. Beauty enables it to do so, especially when an object acts as an intermediary between the human world and the world of the spirits.
African artists often strive for balance, clarity of form, rigid lines, exaggeration or distortion, and stylized or symbolic depiction. Sculptures typically achieve balance with the right and left halves being mirror images. Balance and simplicity of form help convey meaning and aid clarity, and clarity helps the object carry out its purpose. Figures often feature a straight, strong neck, which conveys the idea of an upstanding and upright person in both a physical and moral sense.
When the hands, feet, head, or other parts of a figure are enlarged, it means that these parts are of particular importance to the society. Many sculptures from Africa have enlarged heads, because the head is considered the location of a person's luck, wisdom and destiny. The Africans also enlarge the eyes because they are the windows to the soul. Some figures have large, muscular legs, indicating strength and hard work. Figurative sculptures are often idealized or generalized rather than being realistic. Because age is equated with wisdom, grey-haired individuals are often sculpted although the skin remains smooth and youthful.
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