Part IV- Modern African Art

Modern African Art I- I like this piece of art because of its colors and people on it.  These three people look as if they are playing instruments as a whole which I like and how they are different colors.

Modern African Art II- I like this piece of art because there is a really big group of people going about their day looking very busy and how there is lots of color.  I also like how the people are interacting with each other helping to improve their colony or government.

Modern African Art III- I like this piece of art because the way the people are together thus making them whole and hard to take down.  It also looks like they are warriors bringing two younger men and helping him train with them.  I really do like this piece and that is why I saved it for last.

Part III- African Art and Music

African Art- These paintings are similar in my opinion because it has women posing and looking powerful.  They also have some of the same body language, posture, and the way their face looks.

Pablo Picasso- Picasso was influenced by his father’s artwork in his early years. Paul Cezanne’s paintings inspired Picasso to experiment with perspectives and begin Cubism with Georges Braque. For most of his life he found his own influences: his surroundings, myths, etc. . He also found making African masks entertaining. Picasso’s African Period was the period when Pablo Picasso painted in a style which was strongly influenced by African sculpture. This period, which followed his Blue Period and Rose Period, was also called the Negro Period or Black Period.

Part II- African Instrument Being Played

 

The kalumbu is a one-stringed musical bow, the ancient origins of which lie with the San people. In Zambia only found amongst the Ba-Tonga and Ba-Ila peoples of Southern Province. Chris Haambwiila is an Ila from Chitongo village and one of the best kalumbu players to be found.

Part I- African Masks

Mask 1- Each mask was made according to a traditional style, and each was worn by a trained performer. The African masks that hang on walls of Western art museums, detached from their full-body costumes, were originally part of whole performance ensembles, consisting of elaborately costumed dancers, vibrant music, and highly stylized dances.

Mask 2-The mask is from a physical initiate transformation whereby the wearer takes on a new entity, allowing him to have influence on the spirits to whom he is appealing to or offering thanks.

Mask 3-The Dogon are best known for their religious traditions, their mask dances, wooden sculpture and their architecture. The past century has seen significant changes in the social organization, material culture and beliefs of the Dogon, partly because Dogon country is one of Mali’s major tourist attractions.

Mask 4-This type of mask was worn by the Oba, probably around his neck, during the the Emobo ceremony. The pendant is said to represent Queen Mother Idia, mother of Oba Esigie who ruled in the sixteenth century.

Mask 5-The white faced Ngil masks of the Fang, a people of Equatorial Guinea, northwest Gabon and South Cameroon, represent a masquerading tradition that waned over sixty years ago. They were worn by members of the male society of the same name during the initiation of new members and the persecution of wrongdoers.