African art

The African mask has appeared in various forms and has been adapted in countless ways in Western art as a typification of ceremonial masquerade. In the 2016 Brooklyn Museum exhibition titled Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, twenty-five contemporary artists attempted to bridge the gap between mask and masquerade by both historically contextualizing and re-creating the part that the African mask and masquerade play today. The Helmet Mask (Gbetu) with Raffia Costume was created during the…

artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso saw the world in a different way. He is what we could call “ahead of his time”. He was not as appreciated as much as you may think even though, his view on art was different and unique. He influenced modern art in two ways. He showed people a different way to view art itself, and Picasso created a style of his own. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 (“Pablo Picasso”). He was born in Malgo in southern Spain (“Pablo Picasso”). His parents were Jose…

Is art really global? The art world often prides itself with its “globalism”, but how global is it? Chin-Tao Wu who is an assistant research fellow at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan raises these questions in her journal”Biennials without borders?” .Wu raises two important questions. Where were the artists born? And, where are they currently living? The relation between the two tell us where the flow is. Wu constructed her data on the Kassel documenta exhibitions that were held between 1968 and…

artwork I have chosen is the non-representational work of art titled, Dark Continent III. The media used is acrylic on paper and it is 42x 30 in. It is a work of art created by the artist, Robert Colescott in 1989. Colescott was an African American artist born on August 26, 1925 in Oakland, California. He died on June 4, 2009. The exhibition was a very large and spacious room with dim lighting. And a light shining down on the works of art, almost like a spotlight. The exhibition is very…

one wants, and having absolute freedom in creating art pieces mean that no one or no authority can censor it. Usually, authorities such as the government tend to censor art pieces at which they deem unfit and unsuitable for the public audience. The act of censoring is unfair for the artists, as it may mean that they do not have the freedom of expression through art, defeating the purpose of the artwork due to the removal of the main items of the art piece. Some artworks may even be censored…

drawings, art has been around since the beginning of man, and will still be around for the end. Throughout history, there has been numerous art movements that have shaped mankind for who we are today. Even without thinking about it, we are influenced by art everyday. Without it, there would be no movies, comics, or even colorful packaging on simple everyday items such as cereal boxes. Life would be bland. Most people don't realize how important art is, or how many different types of art…

Who Art You An artist’s social identity shapes their perception. Artists want to create from experience that hits close to their heart to expel passion. A big player in what shapes one’s experience is their identity. Therefore an artist’s social identity, whether it be nationality, race, sexual orientation or gender, is significant in their art practice. An artist’s social identity is made relevant by their preconceived conventions of art and becomes pivotal aspect in their work as they use art…

Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. In this essay I will be comparing Picasso’s styles of Art with disciplines of Philosophy. Art is be defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “works created by artists: paintings, sculptures, etc., that are created to be beautiful or to express important ideas or feelings”. Philosophy is defined by Webster’s dictionary as “the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life” The First born child…

Art and culture have changed the landscape of conflict zones in Africa over the past fifteen years. With wars over resources in the Congo, and violence in Zimbabwe, what was once originally on the outskirts of problem solving techniques in places where power is shown primarily through acts of violence, art and culture have moved into the forefront of mediation and expressionist techniques. Although art is not a governmental, vertical structure for reconciliation or problem solving, it is by all…

What’s Art? Does a kindergarten child’s painting count as art? Or does my own terrible graffiti on my textbook count as art as well? Yes, they are. Whatever, people can see and get some inspiriting from it can be called “Art.” In the 20th century, what people get are their rights and freedom. The man and woman equality and repealed of black discrimination, people started to respect each other and this world became freer and easier for people to live. Freedom brought equality and entertainments.…