The Bright Continent African Art History

This book aims to act as your map through the world of African art. As such, it will help you define the competencies you need to develop–visual analysis, research, noting what information is critical, asking questions, and writing down your observations–and provide opportunities for you to practice...

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Main Author:	Curnow, Kathy (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] MSL Academic Endeavors 2018.
Series:	Open textbook library.
Subjects:	Arts > Textbooks Humanities > Textbooks
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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Orientation to Africa and its Art
Chapter 1.1: General Introduction
Chapter 1.2: Gender, Materials, Techniques in Traditional Art
Chapter 1.3: Training and Patronage in Traditional Art
Chapter 1.4: Contemporary African Art: Materials, Gender and Training
Chapter 1.5: Patronage in Contemporary African Art
Chapter 2: Analyzing and Discussing African Art
Chapter 2.1 Elements of Design
Chapter 2.2 Principles and Considerations of Design
Chapter 2.3 "Rules" for Traditional African Art
Chapter 2.4 Stylistic Analysis
Chapter 2.5 Contextual Analysis
Chapter 3: Themes in African Art
Chapter 3.1 Animals
Chapter 3.2 Coupling Up
Chapter 3.3 Motherhood
Chapter 3.4 Art and Youth Initiation
Chapter 3.5 Art and Medicine
Chapter 3.6: Art and Divination
Chapter 3.7 Art and Death
Chapter 3.8 Portraiture
Chapter 3.9 African Art as Inspiration
Chapter 4: The Impact of Religion and Hierarchy on African Art
Chapter 4.1 Traditional Religion and Art
Chapter 4.2 Christianity and Art
Chapter 4.3 Islam and Art
Chapter 4.4 Art in Nomadic Societies
Chapter 4.5 Art in Small-Scale Communities
Chapter 4.6 Kingdom-based art

The Bright Continent African Art History

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