Sentences with phrase «african cultural references»

His practice revolves around the politics of formation and representation of identity and the conflict between Western European and African cultural references.

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Mr. Jackson (also known as Sekou Molefi Baako) is an East Elmhurst resident with a long history of community service, including 36 years as Executive Director of the Queens Library's Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions aCultural Center, a full - service, general circulation library with an extensive reference collection of materials related to African American history and culture, and a cultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions acultural arts program that offers a variety of programming of independent film video screenings, stage presentations, panel discussions, concerts, art exhibitions and more.

He cites one of his African American teachers, Mr. Allen, who «used language and cultural references that we recognized to challenge and inspire us.»

Although generally used as an ornament in the West, the cowrie shell has cultural and monetary implications in African and Asian societies as well as a distinct reference to femininity.

His work references a shared African & Haitian cultural heritage, a dystopian sci - fi view of the future and the positive transformative act of assemblage.

«Mutu's work explores the contradictions of female and cultural identity and makes reference to colonial history, contemporary African politics and the international fashion industry.

A reference to fifty - four countries that constitute the African continent, the title of 1 - 54 establishes the parameters of the fair's ethos: as a platform that strives to represent multiplicity and showcase the diversity of contemporary African art and cultural production on an international stage.

Biggers» syncretic practice positions him as a collaborator with the past, adding his own voice and perspective to those who made and used the antique quilts, African sculptures, and cultural imagery he references.

By presenting bold and striking African American women in historical compositions, Thomas offers an alternative to mass media imagery and simultaneously makes thoughtful allusion to pop cultural references like Blaxploitation and suburban kitsch.

Wangechi Mutu uses her training in sculpture and anthropology to reveal contradictions of female and cultural identity, referencing colonialism, African politics, and fashion.

Iona Rozeal Brown's transnational paintings blend African - American and Asian cultural attributes and reference the appropriation of hip - hop style among Japanese youth.

A reference to fifty - four countries that constitute the African continent, the title of 1:54 establishes the parameters of the fair's ethos: as a platform that strives to represent multiplicity and showcase the diversity of contemporary African art and cultural production on an international stage.

Fusing Nigerian and American source materials, histories and cultural references her intricately layered scenes reflecting the rich complexity of contemporary lives shaped by postcolonial African cosmopolitanism and global, hybrid identities.

His work also references African - American political and cultural movements from the 1960s to today, including the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Arts Movements.

For More Sweetly, Mr. Kentridge enlisted the diverse sounds of a South African brass band and a team of sound and animation engineers in order to create a dizzying pastiche of cultural references for this unique version of the ancient dance, which riffs on Mardi Gras jazz and regalia, Mexican Dia de los Muertos imagery, Catholic funerary marches,»60s protest chants, traditional African dance, college marching band choreography, and military parades, just to name some of the influences present.

Inspired by a diverse array of visual artists, actors, musicians, writers, activists, and philosophers, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Joseph Beuys, Joseph Cornell, Parliament Funkadelic and Sun Ra, Johnson engages with questions of personal, racial, and cultural identity through his work, producing an amalgamation of historical and material references grounded in art and African - American history.

The temporary structures merge possibilities inherent to specific cultural references: an African alphabet (a parallel model for seriality) and western minimalist traditions.

Romare Bearden, often referred to as the nation's foremost collagist, was a prolific and innovative artist whose work referenced a variety of artistic heritages — from Mexican muralists and cubist modernism to abstract expressionism, Chinese calligraphy and Eastern philosophy, and African art — and contained many cultural references: music (especially jazz), southern and urban culture, African and Greek art, family, religion, and politics.

The author of the work - a churchgoing Catholic and former altar boy - said the elephant dung was a cultural reference to his African heritage.

His work not only makes great use of sustainable materials, but often includes cultural references to African traditional crafts which gives a depth and texture not always found in contemporary design.

The first step in this process was to implement the Strengthening Families Program as initially designed for a multicultural audience, including Caucasian, Asian, Hispanic / Latino and African - Americans, modifications were then made to include three components: 1) an all African - American video was produced with original scripts based on typical family life situations encountered by families of local substance abusers; 2) all art work utilized in the program manuals was redrawn to reflect African - American heritage, and 3) certain concepts and terminology used in the program were revised to be more in line with the African - American historical / cultural frame of reference.