The library by movement and school
Movements and schools
Where the style comes from: the art schools, workshops and movements of Africa, from the first modern masters to the artists working now, region by region. Each one has its story, what to look for, its masters, and its works on Oxi shops.
5 movements and schools in 6 countries.
West Africa
3 movements and schools
13th century onwards, working today · NigeriaLiving tradition
Benin bronze casters (Igun Street)
Igun Street, Benin City, Edo State
The royal guild of bronze casters (Igun Eronmwon) of the Kingdom of Benin, still working by the lost-wax method in Igun Street.
early 1900s onwards · SenegalLiving tradition
Senegalese glass painting (sous-verre)
Dakar, Saint-Louis and Thiès
Painting on the back of glass, used in Senegal since the early 20th century for portraits, Muslim saints such as Amadou Bamba, scenes of daily life, folktales and humour.
Gora Mbengue, Mor Gueye, Anta Germaine Gaye
1950s onwards · GhanaLiving tradition
Fantasy coffins of Teshie
Teshie and Nungua, Greater Accra
Ga workshops that carve figurative coffins (abebuu adekai) shaped as fish, cars, cocoa pods, aircraft or tools to speak of the life of the person buried in them.
Seth Kane Kwei, Paa Joe, Eric Adjetey Anang, Kudjoe Affutu
East Africa and the Horn
1 movement and schools
Southern Africa
1 movement and schools