Sentences with phrase «african spiritual traditions»

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In some West African traditions, particularly in the Dagara tribes of Burkina Faso, certain Shamanistic spiritual leaders - sometimes called witch doctors by Westerners - were known to be of homosexual or bisexual orientation.

Rich and peaceful land of unbroken spiritual traditions and ancient African high tech, kept secure by its invisible force - field border and the self - satisfied ignorance of white colonialists.

And the film is through and through suffused with the almost - spiritual quality of the African light, and a mosaic of linguistic and musical traditions.

ALISON SAAR, «Bearing» @ Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco Los Angeles - based artist Alison Saar explores African American culture and history, including the legacy of slavery, spiritual traditions and the generational experiences of black women.

These works specifically reference African - American folklore, combining a political dimension with a spiritual vision that draws on a multiplicity of traditions stemming from Africa, Asia, America and Europe.

Each artist shows how the objet trouvé has been deployed in both European and African cultural traditions, as well as the ways in which commercial and spiritual notions of value can coexist in the same work.

My work is inspired by my dreams and mystical experiences and informed by metaphysics and spiritual traditions across African, African diasporic, Native American, and other cultures.»

Nov. 11, 2015 — April 3, 2016 ALISON SAAR, «Bearing» @ Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco Los Angeles - based artist Alison Saar explores African American culture and history, including the legacy of slavery, spiritual traditions and the generational experiences of black women.

It enriches the abstract tradition in Western art with fresh political and spiritual content, and deepens our understanding of the background of major trends in recent African American art, from the material - loving, politically conscious abstractions of Mark Bradford to the politically and spiritually charged sculptures of Betye Saar and Vanessa German.

MelaNet's Kwanzaa Information Center explains the traditions and spiritual meaning behind the African - American celebration, Kwanzaa.