‘MOOD II’ by Edem Dedi is a gorgeous oil and acrylic painting showcasing the beauty of African fashion with its bold colours and striking patterns!
#art #beautifulbizarre #edemdedi #contemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #fineart
Nigerian artist Paschal Kenechukwu Okafor’s title for this oil painting directs us to see these animals not as props but as co-equal subjects that guides in loyalty, patience, nonverbal care, and the constancy of love that precedes and outlasts romance. A young Black woman with warm brown skin sits turned slightly to her right, meeting us with a steady, reflective gaze. Her features are delicately modeled, but with bright highlights along her cheekbones, brow, and nose catching directional light. An intricate, sculptural hairstyle arcs above her head like looping black filigree, echoing both crown and halo. She wears a deep blue-black dress with voluminous sleeves and a crisp white ruff framing her neck and hands. Its bright folds sharpening the contrast against a muted earth-brown background. Two sleek black cats press into her arms: one cradled securely across her bosom, the other perched higher, its alert eyes parallel to hers. Their bodies form a dark triangle of weight and warmth against her torso, emphasizing touch, fur, and closeness. The surface is rich but controlled, with visible brushwork that softens edges while keeping every gaze intensely present. The young woman, likely a composite rather than a named individual, stands in for Black women whose emotional labor and tenderness are too often assumed yet rarely monumentalized. Her courtly collar and composed pose quote European portrait traditions, but here nobility is grounded in everyday intimacy by the trust of two black cats (creatures historically stigmatized, now calmly adored). Born in 1996 in Nigeria and working through galleries such as TAAG, Okafor is part of a rising generation of West African painters who reclaim representation on their own terms by fusing classical technique, spiritual subtext, and contemporary Black life to insist that softness, guardianship, and interspecies kinship are worthy of grand, iconic paint.
"Not all who teach us about love are human" by Paschal Kenechukwu Okafor (Nigerian) - Oil on canvas / 2024 - TAAG Gallery (New York) #WomenInArt #PaschalKenechukwuOkafor #Okafor #NigerianArt #ContemporaryAfricanArt #BlackArt #CatLovers #art #artText #artwork #arte #BlueskyArt #NigerianArtist #CatArt
Happy 66th Birthday, María Magdalena Campos Pons! 🥂
#mariamagdalenacampospons #multidisciplinary #mixedmedia #art #cubanartist #womenartists #womenartist #femaleartist #femaleartists #contemporaryafricanart #art #artherenow #artagenda
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity
Roots & Culture Acrylic on canvas H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #modernart #Africanart #samtidskunst #kunst #kultur
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity.
Roots & Culture
Acrylic on canvas
H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #moderneafrikanskkunst #Africanart
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity.
Roots & Culture
Acrylic on canvas
H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #moderneafrikanskkunst #Africanart
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity.
Roots & Culture
Acrylic on canvas
H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #moderneafrikanskkunst #Africanart
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity.
Roots & Culture
Acrylic on canvas
H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #moderneafrikanskkunst #Africanart
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection,remembrance, and cultural identity.
Roots & Culture
Acrylic on canvas
H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #moderneafrikanskkunst #Africanart
An artistic representation that symbolizes and embodies the connection between the present and the past serving as a medium for ancestral connection, remembrance, and cultural identity.
Roots & Culture
Acrylic on canvas
H.2m x W.2m x D.4cm
#Afrikanskkunst #contemporaryafricanart #moderneafrikanskkunst #Africanart
Painting in expressionist manner of men and dogs fishing in a watery environment. #salahelmur #sudaneseartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryafricanartist #dogsinart #animalsinart #dogpainting #newportrait #mansbestfriend #cão #cachorro #dog #perro #amor perruno #chien #toutou #hund #hond #hundeliebe #koira #peinturecontemporaine #пес #개 #犬 #狗 #waterdog #zeitgenössischemalerei #pinturacontemporanea #כלב
Family portrait on a sofa with black dog sitting in front. #salahelmur #sudaneseartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #contemporaryafricanartist #dogsinart #animalsinart #dogpainting #newportrait #mansbestfriend #cão #cachorro #dog #perro #amor perruno #chien #toutou #hund #hond #hundeliebe #koira #peinturecontemporaine #пес #개 #犬 #狗 #waterdog #zeitgenössischemalerei #pinturacontemporanea #כלב
There is significant representation of dogs in the work of Salah Elmur (b. Khartoum, Sudan, 1966-). First image is Catfish Season, 2024. Second image is Happy Family.
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#dog #salahelmur #artsky #contemporaryart #contemporaryafricanart #dogsinart #waterdog #perro
Sisterhood is reflected love and overflowing joy
by Sinenkosi Msomi
#photography #art #contemporaryafricanart #artist
Such elegance! “Oyinkansola” (2021 - 2022) by Johnson Eziefula was inspired by the iconic painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer - and this painting definitely holds strong in its own light.
#beautifulbizarre #johnsoneziefula #contemporaryafricanart #africanart #art
