ART IN AFRICA
by Catherine N Whittle DD
COLLECTION OF ARTWORKS
IN EXPLORATION OF THE LINK
BETWEEN ART AND FAITH
Art in Africa draws from the richly diverse palette of nature. Everywhere you look, there is teeming life. People bustle in cities, towns, market-places and villages. Buses chug along the roads, avoiding ever-proliferating potholes, Busy matrons shop for fresh fruit and vegetables. Children dance on their way to school.
Earnest employers worry about finance and doodle amazing creations upon their notepads as they wistfully look out at clear summer days through boardroom windows. Many draw, knit or needlepoint. Photographers create unforgettable moments in time. Artisans sign their work with flair. Architects add touches to works of stone. Fish swim in waters, birds fly, animals roam. Painting, exquisite borders, colourful materials, creatively cut clothing, decorated churches and beaded sculptures enrich society.
The heart of Africa draws inspiration from the Great Creator. Everyone is an artist. Little oxen are fashioned by nimble fingers from clay after rain. Mothers decorate baking with icing art and syrup drawings. Fathers paint hilarious messages on motor cars.
Tin cans are punched with decorative patterns. Gardens boast metal windmills, butterflies, cats, dogs and meercats. Forgotten sculptures beautify abandoned fields. Children race in handmade go-karts. Energetic youngsters push wire cars with rattling wheels. Wooden crucifixes with silken flowers form wayside shrines. Church members make banners, flower displays and lace-and-linen cloths.
Prayer breathes forth from diverse artistic talents. Artists in Africa share unique vision of creative blessing. Each one of us is an artist as children of Creator God. May you be inspired to find your own artist within.
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