Posts Tagged ‘Fellow Artists’

African Tribal Art – Origin For Modern Art From Africa

January 28th, 2010

The artists of Africa inspired the art of the West, energizing great artists such as Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Modigliani. Their spirituality and abstraction and imagination helped to free Western artists from their restraint and help them do create modern European art..

Today, the torch has been passed to a new generation of African contemporary artists, artists such as Efiaimbelo, Fanizani Akuda, Frederic Bruly Bouabre Prince Twins Seven-Seven, and Reinata Sadimba. These artists continue to uphold the excellence of the artistry of their forefathers. Classic African tribal art had a mystical element and spiritual significance, actually many were used for mystical purposes. African art techniques were passed from generation to generation

Nowadays the world is changing quickly in Africa. Below, we will discuss 3 contemporary and outstanding African artists. These artists are introducing the world to the new Africa, its new artistry and forms. They are seeking to create their own standard.

Inácio MATSINHE: Contemporary African artist, Inacio Matsinhe (born, 1945-, Maxixe, Mozambique), is a master of his country’s Mozambique, plastic artistry. His beautiful paintings feature warm and vibrant reds, blues, violets, yellow and green. Matsinhe is also a very distinguished artist, earning the two scholarships from the Gulbenkian Foundation and traveling the world to study ceramics in Italy and later in London at the Poytechnic Institute SirJohn Cass-School of Arts. In 1977, he opened an atelier in Lisbon, where he provided an exhibition area for fellow artists. » Read more: African Tribal Art – Origin For Modern Art From Africa

Art Photography

December 28th, 2009

The Saatchi Gallery’s artistic versatility dictates its open attitude toward art, and this attitude is present in its welcoming posture toward the work of photographers around the world. The gallery opens its doors to photographers who have been widely unrecognised in their circles and provides a source of promotion and exposure to these young, talented persons. This offer is inclusive of photo artists from countries all around the world. At Saatchi Online, artistic photographers are encouraged to upload their photographs and place them on display for the millions of potential art enthusiasts on the internet. Images must be uploaded as jpg files and the sizes of these files should be below 2MB. This opportunity given free of charge by Saatchi not only allows these photographers to increase their standing as renowned artists, but it also allows them to enter into the professional artistic realm by making (or arranging for) commission-free online sales.

Photographers are also free to create their own profile package online. Therefore, not only do viewers and potential buyers get the chance to review a wide range of their works (as many as eight pieces are accepted), but they are also able to offer the public significant information about themselves and their art. In addition to the services mentioned, Saatchi also allows the photographers to get messages from those interested in their art—such as viewers, fellow photographers, and even potential buyers. Therefore, this improves the artists’ ability to network in this scene where fellow artists, a potential source of inspiration, may be difficult to find. The Saatchi service to photographers may therefore be considered an ultimate method of artist promotion.

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