While I sat and asked Malaba about the Shikra sculptures I was wondering why the teams of experts never interviewed him before over a period of decades.
Autor: Daniel AugustaAn initiative of puma.creative, Creative Africa Network (CAN) is a virtual platform with global reach, connecting the creative world within and outside of Africa, giving visibility to the talents working in contemporary art, film, architecture, design, and the performing arts.
Autor: Daniel AugustaBecause of the great interest in the article "Lilanga:the Fraud of the Millenium", and the reactions I have got I feel I should give more background and explanation to the article.
Autor: Daniel AugustaTingatinga is a famous art movement from Tanzania which is popular all over the world. It was started by Edward Saidi Tingatinga in 1968. Probably you have seen Tingatinga paintings but I guess you have never seen Tingatinga´s children.
Autor: Daniel AugustaThe words "big five" are associated with the five biggest animals seen in Tanzania. But now we have also Makonde "big five" in Tanzania. These artworks are now available and you can pick up them by your safari truck.
Autor: Daniel AugustaHasani Thabiti Mchisa died on 18th March 2009. It was two weeks after his older brother Jaffary Nasombe Mchisa, also a painter passed away. And last year we missed two young and well known painters Jaffary Aussi and Salum Bushiri.
Autor: Daniel Augusta