Sentences with phrase «african wooden carvings»

On first sight, The Chapman Family Collection appears to be a selection of African wooden carvings.

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The Amphitheatre has become well - known for selling African curios, such as intricately decorated walking sticks, jewellery made from Zulu beads, decorative neck pieces, beautifully carved wooden animals and leatherwork.

You'll also find wonderful stalls with goods sold by the African traders, including carved wooden figures and colourful batiks.

Philpot's abiding interest in African forms appears in hand - carved wooden staffs and a stunning beaded stool adorned with rhinestones and cowry shells.

The sprawling exhibition covered Akasegawa's entire career, from works he made as a teenager and student, including «Carvings to Take Away the Pain,» small wooden figurines loosely modeled on African sculpture, which the young artist carved from scrap material while suffering from a debilitating stomach ulcer, as well as examples of the manga illustrations, writings and photographs he made following his time in Hi - Red Center.

It's not a museum, but here is a list of just some of the current offerings: an up - to - the - minute program of filmic contemplations on race by one of today's most sought - after American artists (Carrie Mae Weems); an invigorating pairing of enigmatic artists from the mid-20th century (Francis Picabia) and today (Sigmar Polke); witty, laboriously hand - carved wooden replicas of cheap plastic seating by a young South African (Cameron Platter); little - seen commercial work by an artist best known for his ruminations on photographic truth (Larry Sultan); a reinterpretation of a well - known installation - cum - performance from the 1980s (originally by Sultan and Mike Mandel); a show of serious political works by distinguished artists, pitched as an interactive project to young audiences («Rise Up!