Author: Adamou NjoyaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781936658244
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Powerful Arts of Cameroon
Author: Adamou NjoyaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781936658244
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Visual Arts in Cameroon
Author: Annette SchemmelPublisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9956763993
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Annette Schemmel provides a highly illuminating case study of the major actors, discourses and paradigm that shaped the history of visual arts in Cameroon during the second part of the 20th century. Her book meticulously reconstructs the multiple ways of artistic knowledge acquisition from the consolidation of the Systme de Grands Frres in the 1970s to the emergence of more discursively oriented small artists initiatives which responded to the growing NGO market of social practice art opportunities in the 2000s. Based on archival research, participant observation and in depth interviews with art practitioners in Douala and Yaound, this study is a must read for everyone who wants to better understand the vibrant artistic scenes in countries like Cameroon, which until today lack a proper state-funded infrastructure in the arts.
Art of Cameroon
Author: Paul GebauerCameroon
Author: Lorenz HombergerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance costume
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The ancient kingdoms of the Cameroon Grassfields are famous for their splendid artworks--ornamented thrones, wooden figures, enormous drums, finely carved jewelry made from ivory and brass, and fabulous masks. This book presents 150 masterpieces from the courts of the Grassfield kingdoms. Historical photographs illustrate the magnificent life at the courts encountered by European visitors in the late 19th century. Additional field photographs taken in recent years show that the traditions in the Grassfields are still alive today. Two leading scholars in the field of Cameroonian art give an important introduction to the fascinating and complex world of the Grassfield kingdoms: their rituals, secret societies, and, above all, the meaning of art in this context.
Expressions of Cameroon Art
Author: Tamara NorthernART OF CAMEROON.
Author: Art of the Cameroon
Author: Sharon Yvette PruittPublisher: University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
African Art and Agency in the Workshop
Author: Sidney Littlefield KasfirPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253007410
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The role of the workshop in the creation of African art is the subject of this revelatory book. In the group setting of the workshop, innovation and imitation collide, artists share ideas and techniques, and creative expression flourishes. African Art and Agency in the Workshop examines the variety of workshops, from those which are politically driven or tourist oriented, to those based on historical patronage or allied to current artistic trends. Fifteen lively essays explore the impact of the workshop on the production of artists such as Zimbabwean stone sculptors, master potters from Cameroon, wood carvers from Nigeria, and others from across the continent.
In Praise of the Human Form
Author: Charles-wesley HourdePublisher:
ISBN: 9788874398980
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
While the foundations of the Josette and Jean-Claude Weill Collection lie in painting, their passion for seeking out exciting new forms soon led them to embrace the infinite diversity of tribal art. Expanded over the decades under the enthusiastic stewardship of their son Jean-Pierre, the collection now includes over 120 works of the very highest order, covering Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.0Several large categories can be discerned, reflecting the Weill family's liking for daring, expressionistic forms: Dogon and Tellem statues combining geometric shapes with textured surfaces, as well as Kongo powerful figures endowed with magic properties. The expressive arts of Nigeria, Cameroon, and Melanesia are also well represented in the collection.0Among the more classic works there are pieces that have iconic status - such as the Bena Lulua statue that used to belong to Jacques Kerchache, Edward Robinson's Fang reliquary figure, or the Biwat powerful flute plug from the Lemaire Collection - that testify to the sureness of the Weill's taste and to the shrewd instinct that led them to appreciate this art from another world. An important group of finely carved small ivories makes up one-third of the whole collection.
Author: Tamara Northern