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THE sculpture which has been produced by the natives of Western and Central Africa has existed for ages, but its proper appreciation by us can be dated from the turn of this century. Although the ...
Renowned auction houses like Sotheby’s are propping up the modern and contemporary African art movement, bringing together artists, investors, and collectors from around the world.
I built this chort head sculpture based on the monster from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It's sculpted entirely from DAS air drying clay, and airbrushed to look like a taxidermy.
The Story of a Thing The African Sculpture One Playwright Looks at Every Day Lynn Nottage describes her first trip to West Africa, and her search for the perfect keepsake.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has announced the upcoming arrival of a brand new collection, “Head to Toe: African and Asian Wearables.” This inaugural presentation of the Ira and Myrna Brind ...
Many of the sculptures are found in water-soaked mud, which isn’t the best environment for unglazed clay pottery to spend multiple millenniums. That’s what makes the head you see up top so ...
At the time of discovery, the head was considered too great a masterpiece to have been created by indigenous African artists – a reflection of prevailing attitudes of the early 20th century.
HOUSTON – Standing in front of the Martin Luther King building at Texas Southern University is an iconic sculpture called African Queen Mother. Many view it as a large fountain or a landmark for ...
Anyone who has visited the choice collection at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth comes away with at least one indelible image: of this intensely beautiful terra cotta head. Arguably the most ...
“Embodiments” — the key word in the exhibition title “Embodiments: Masterworks of African Figurative Sculpture” — fits what the visitor sees in more ways than one. Nearly every piece ...