#Africanartist hashtag - Bluesky

@laurajg.bsky.social

1 week ago

An artwork depicting a young black woman, her hair braided. Her face is depicted as if painted with flowers, foliage. The palette is black, white, yellow against a background of green/turquoise. Artist's Statement: "As a fine artist and a hairstylist plaiting hair has always been part of my life. Over the years it has my area of research and art practice.I am fascinated by arrangements, patterns, and different textures. My mission has always been more than making women beautiful, I am committed through my work to portray a sense of confidence and contentment and reflect issues of shame, stereotypes and insults relating to hair, African hair.”

By South African artist Lebohang Motaung (born 1992), Expressive Roots, 2020, watercolor over linocut,
© Lebohang Motaung. For more, see artistproofstudio.co.za/pages/lebohang
#womanartist #womenartists #africanartist #art

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Laura JG

@laurajg.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

A terracotta figure of an African Woman, nude from the waist up, seated cross-legged, wearing earrings, necklace, and bangles. Her hair is close cropped.

By South African artist Noria Mabasa (born 1938), Seated Woman, terracotta, height: 47cm; width: 27cm depth: 26cm. Photo: Strauss & Co Fine Art Auctioneers, Cape Town. www.straussart.co.za/auctions/lot... #WomensHistoryMonth #art #womanartist #womenartists #africanartist #africa

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Laura JG

@laurajg.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

“Hana Yilma Godine: A Brush in the Universe,” by Annabel Keenan, Brooklyn Rail, February 2024: “… flowers seem to cascade from the face in Single Painting #9 (2022)… suggesting the fluid boundaries between figure and the environment… Godine hints at creation, as if the women depicted are responsible for bringing nature to life, not unlike the figures seen watching over the globe and nurturing the flowers and animals around them.”

By Ethiopian artist Hana Yilma Godine (born 1993), Single painting #9 , 2022, oil and fabric on canvas, 80 x 45 in, ©️ Hana Yilma Godine. She is represented by Fridman Gallery, New York: fridmangallery.com/2025/07/10/a... #womenartists #womanartist #africanartist #africanart #WomensHistoryMonth

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Mossi Prince

@fortunatoue.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

It’s been a while here are some of my recent artworks👀🫣

#art #blackartist #african #africanartist #black #followback
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Laura JG

@laurajg.bsky.social

1 month ago

A beautifully executed portrait of a black woman with an elaborate hairstyle, big earrings (and what might be a tattoo on her forehead? ). Her skin and hair are in grayscale Her hands gesture gracefully in front of her. She wears a black dress with black and gold accent at the neck. She is also surrounded by black, gold, and white designs/ symbols. From Design Indaba: "Creative strategist Data Oruwari is formally trained in law and branding but her real passion is creativity. Self-taught in illustration and graphic design, Oruwari creates a number of projects inspired by African subjects. Her mircopen illustrations are characterised by intricate, monochrome dimensions that bring her ideas to life."

Nigerian born artist Data Oruwari (born 1987), based in Brooklyn, The Awakening, 2019, ink, acrylic, gouache and gold leaf on archival paper, 14x20 inches, ©️Data Oruwari #womanartist #womenartists #drawing #africanartist

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