Where Creativity Blossoms: What’s Your Style: African

Friday, December 23, 2011

What’s Your Style: African

1:24 PM |

Moving down the list of ‘style’ options in an alphabetical fashion – next up is African.
(paraphrased/summarized from wikipedia African Art article)
There is a lot of diversity in African style but a few common themes in the total visual culture of the African continent.

Thematic Elements

Emphasis on Human Figure

African Style Mixed Media 3d Sculpture from naamaza
Visual Abstraction

African Fabric Fascinator from abrefi

Emphasis on Sculpture

Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Style Bronze Wood African Natives in Canoe Art Deco from AustriaBrass

Nonlinear Scaling

African Style Collectable Mug with the Color Wheel from javieravalos

Wood Fired Handmade African Djembe from TePottery

'What's Your Style: African' by TheApple

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Julia Cairns Joyful Days Pan... SheSellsFabric $8.00	Gourd Shekere Rattle Musical... midnightcoiler $35.00
Jewelry Paper- Origami Brace... Manufactapaper $12.00	Hair Pins Yellow Green Gunme... lindesigns $16.50
Zentangle OOAK Dazzle Doodle... IntoTheLight $26.00	Vintage Zebra Print Wild Wom... SunshineintheC... $8.00
African style handmade rag d... ESZTERDArte $28.00	Purple Floral Lampwork Earri... GlassRiverJewe... $31.00
Fine Art Print Reproduction ... GwenMeyerson $18.00	Rust Amber Black Silver Afri... CharleneSevier $18.00
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Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Past Styles:

Abstract

3 comments:

Naama Zamir said...: Thamnk you for feeturing my african doll; December 24, 2011 at 2:39 PM
healthotcrx4u said...: Africa art comprises one of the most different legacies in the world. Though many informal experts usually generalize "traditional" Africa art, there are is full of people, organizations, and cultures, each with a unique vision special lifestyle. Africa art comprises one of the most different legacies in the world.
Baby Diapers & Rashes Products; January 11, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Bri's Crafty Shop said...: i absolutely love that canoe!; April 13, 2012 at 5:37 PM