The basic method of lost-wax casting has been widely practiced on the African continent for centuries. While it is difficult to establish how the method was developed or introduced to the region, it is clear that West African sculptors were casting brass with this method for several hundred years prior to the arrival of the first Portuguese explorers The Portuguese in Africa, 1415–1600 along the … Continue reading African Lost-Wax Casting
The black arts movement was an ideological movement that emerged in the USA in the early 1960s when black artists and intellectuals came together to organise, study and think about what a new black art and black politics movement might be the movement was inspired by the revolutions in China, Cuba and successful African and Asian independence movements, as well as the rise of black … Continue reading The Black Arts Movement (1965-1975)
“African-American Flag” by David Hammons Transforming the American flag with red, black and green – colours that represent blood, black skin and African forestry – David Hammons examines the nation’s always-contentious racial politics. Continue reading African-American Flag by David Hammons
Synopsis Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He published his first poem in 1921. He attended Columbia University, but left after one year to travel. His poetry was later promoted by Vachel Lindsay, and Hughes published his first book in 1926. He went on to write countless works of poetry, prose and plays, as well as a popular column for … Continue reading Profile: Langston Hughes
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