Constructing African Art Histories For The Lagoons Of C D Ivoire

Author : Monica Blackmun Visonà
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351571128

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Constructing African Art Histories for the Lagoons of C?d'Ivoire by Monica Blackmun Visonà Pdf

Constructing African Art Histories for the Lagoons of C?d'Ivoire is an investigation of the methods employed by art historians who study creative production in Africa. While providing insights into the rich visual arts of the Lagoon Peoples of southeastern C?d'Ivoire, this study is one of the few attempts by an Africanist to situate local and regional artistic practices in the context of the global art market, and to trace the varied receptions an African art work is given as it leaves a local context and enters an international one. Drawing on her three seasons of fieldwork among Akan populations in C?d'Ivoire, Monica Blackmun Vison?rovides a comprehensive account of a major art-producing region of Africa, and explores such topics as gender roles in performance, the role of sculpture in divination, and the interchange of arts and ideas across ethnic boundaries. The book also addresses issues inherent in research practices, such as connoisseurship and participant observation, and examines theoretical positions that have had an impact on the discipline of African art history.

Author : Monica Blackmun Visonaa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art, African
ISBN : 1351571109

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Constructing African Art Histories for the Lagoons of Caote D'Ivoire by Monica Blackmun Visonaa Pdf

Author : Monica Blackmun Visonà
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Art, African
ISBN : 1138249742

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Constructing African Art Histories for the Lagoons of Côte D'Ivoire by Monica Blackmun Visonà Pdf

Constructing African Art Histories for the Lagoons of Côte d'Ivoire is an investigation of the methods employed by art historians who study creative production in Africa. While providing insights into the rich visual arts of the Lagoon Peoples of southeastern Côte d'Ivoire, this study is one of the few attempts by an Africanist to situate local and regional artistic practices in the context of the global art market, and to trace the varied receptions an African art work is given as it leaves a local context and enters an international one. Drawing on her three seasons of fieldwork among Akan populations in Côte d'Ivoire, Monica Blackmun Visonà provides a comprehensive account of a major art-producing region of Africa, and explores such topics as gender roles in performance, the role of sculpture in divination, and the interchange of arts and ideas across ethnic boundaries. The book also addresses issues inherent in research practices, such as connoisseurship and participant observation, and examines theoretical positions that have had an impact on the discipline of African art history.

Author : Gitti Salami,Monica Blackmun Visona
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781444338379

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A Companion to Modern African Art by Gitti Salami,Monica Blackmun Visona Pdf

Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. A pioneering continent-based assessment of modern art and modernity across Africa Includes original and previously unpublished fieldwork-based material Features new and complex theoretical arguments about the nature of modernity and Modernism Addresses a widely acknowledged gap in the literature on African Art

Author : J. Vansina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317869030

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Art History in Africa by J. Vansina Pdf

This is a pioneering introduction to a subject that is still at an early srage of academic development. It aims to provide the reader with a systematic method for the historical understanding of African art. Professor Vansina considers the medium, technique, style and meaning of art objects and examines the creative process through which they come into being. Numerous photographs and drawings illustrate his arguments, and help to explain the changes that have taken place.

Author : Monica Blackmun Visonà,Robin Poynor,Herbert M. Cole
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0136128726

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A History of Art in Africa by Monica Blackmun Visonà,Robin Poynor,Herbert M. Cole Pdf

"Informed by the latest scholarship yet written for the general reader, this has been the first comprehensive study to present the arts of Africa in art historical terms. A History of Art in Africa covers all parts of the continent, including Egypt, from prehistory to the present day and includes the art of the African Diaspora. Many aspects of visual culture are given detailed consideration, including sculpture, architecture, and such quintessentially African forms as masquerades, festivals, and personal adornment. The arts of daily life, of royal ceremony, and of state cosmology receive compelling discussions. Throughout, the authors emphasize the cultural contexts in which art is produced and imbued with meanings." "Among the ancient works illustrated are masterpieces in brass, gold, ivory, stone and terracotta. Religious arts serving Islamic and Christian communities are presented, as are fascinating hybrid arts that periodically arose from African interactions with Europe, Asia and the Americas. Twentieth-century arts are explored as part of the vibrancy of modern Africa and as ingenious responses to historical change. 'Twenty-first-century African artists, and artists of the African Diaspora, are presented in the context of changing global economies and new theoretical positions." "This expanded and revised second edition provides a new chapter on African artists working abroad, and five new short essays on cross-cultural topics such as tourist arts, dating methods, and the illicit trade in archaeological artifacts. The illustrations - featuring a vast and rich array of images of artworks, archival and contemporary field photographs, explanatory drawings and plans, and individual objects displayed in museums and in use - have likewise been greatly extended, with many more pictures now shown in color."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Susan Vogel,Ima Ebong,Wouter Eildert Albert Beek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:812989119

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Africa Explores by Susan Vogel,Ima Ebong,Wouter Eildert Albert Beek Pdf

Overzicht van Afrikaanse kunst uit de 20e eeuw.

Author : Christopher Burghard Steiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521434475

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African Art in Transit by Christopher Burghard Steiner Pdf

African Art in Transit is an absorbing account of the commodification and circulation of African art objects in the international art market. Christopher Steiner's analysis of the role of the African middleman in linking those who produce and supply works of art in Africa with those who buy and collect so-called 'primitive' art in Europe and America is based on extensive field research among the art traders in Côte d'Ivoire. Steiner provides a lucid interpretation which reveals not only a complex economic network with its own internal logic and rules, but also an elaborate process of transcultural valuation and exchange. By focusing directly on the intermediaries in the African art trade, he unveils a critical new perspective on how symbolic codes and economic values are mediated in the context of shifting geographic and cultural domains. He questions conventional definitions of authenticity in African art by demonstrating how the categories 'authentic' and 'traditional' are continually redefined.

Author : Jan Vansina
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Art, African
ISBN : 0052643670

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Art History in Africa by Jan Vansina Pdf

Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 0500296251

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The History of African Art by Suzanne Preston Blier Pdf

This indispensable introductory guide explores the art of the African continent from its early origins over 75,000 years ago to the contemporary, set in the context of postcolonial debates, the restitution of cultural objects and artifacts, and the challenges of the present. This enormous and complex field of study, once under-appreciated by the Western art world, is now of global importance and an essential subject of education in art history. For ease of reference and analysis, leading African art expert Suzanne Preston Blier has structured this guide chronologically into manageable and meaningful chapters covering ancient art, the Middle Ages, travel and trade, encounters with Europe in the age of exploration, the colonial era, the rebuilding of the continent in recent times, and contemporary art. Addressed are core, continent-wide themes in African visual and cultural expression, from the life cycle (children, initiation, motherhood, religion) to the body and representations of power dynamics. Important regional artistic expressions are also explored, such as the cultures of Mali (the Western Sudan), Nigeria (the lower Niger and Benue area), the Congo Basin, and various nomadic populations across the continent. Written from an inclusive, modern perspective, focusing not only on royal traditions but also the broader global history of the continent and its artistic practices, this is an excellent introduction for students, museum visitors, and anyone with an interest in fine art, African history, and cultural studies.

Author : Werner Gillon
Publisher : New York, N.Y. : Facts on File
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Art
ISBN : 0816001391

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A Short History of African Art by Werner Gillon Pdf

Surveys the art produced in each region of Africa, including pottery, textiles, sculpture, jewelry, ceremonial clothing, and body art, and discusses the major influences on African art

Author : William Joseph Dewey,dele jẹgẹdẹ,Rosalind I. J. Hackett
Publisher : University of Tennessee Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015056484812

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The World Moves, We Follow by William Joseph Dewey,dele jẹgẹdẹ,Rosalind I. J. Hackett Pdf

This companion to Knoxville's McClung Museum exhibition contains detailed annotations about the history and use of the ninety objects exhibited. Works from the southern and eastern parts of the continent, as well as the more familiar West African forms, emphasize the active role of art in African culture and life. A wide variety of media and both ancient and contemporary pieces illustrate concepts of leadership and governance, geography, history, economics, and the interaction among Africans of different societies. Two chapters about African art and culture have been contributed by Dele Jegede, chair of the Art Department at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, and Rosalind I. J. Hackett of the Department of Religion at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The book includes appendices, bibliography, and a color map of the African continent. The Author: William J. Dewey is an assistant professor of art at the University of Tennessee.

Author : Ivan Bargna
Publisher : Acc Us Distribution Book Title
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art, African
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028575590

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African Art by Ivan Bargna Pdf

This book illustrates many pieces from the Giorgio Bargna Collection as well as from many other collections both institutional and private, such as Museums and Foundations in Europe, America and Africa.

Author : Moyo Okediji
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 103248442X

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Methodology, Ideology and Pedagogy of African Art by Moyo Okediji Pdf

This edited volume, including contributions from scholars with different areas of specialization, investigates a broad range of methodologies, ideologies and pedagogies focusing on the study of the art of Africa, using theoretical reflections and applications from primitivism to metamodernism. Chapters break the externally imposed boundaries of Africa-related works beyond the conventional fragments of traditional, contemporary and diaspora. The contributions are significantly broad in their methodologies, ideologies and pedagogical coverage; yet, they all address various aspects of African artistic creativity, demonstrating the possibilities for analytical experiments that art history presents to scholars of the discipline today. The Ìwà (character) of each approach is unique; nevertheless, each is useful toward a fuller understanding of African art studies as an independent aspect of art historical research that is a branch or bud of the larger family of art history. The volume respects, highlights and celebrates the distinctiveness of each methodical approach, recognizing its contribution to the overall character or Ìwà of African art studies. The book will be of interest to students in undergraduate or graduate, intermediate or advanced courses as well as scholars in art history and African studies.

Author : Frank Willett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0500181098

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African Art by Frank Willett Pdf