Tag: creativity
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What Is Art? Insights from Baba Ly in Dakar
As part of the What is Art series, DakartNews met with Baba Ly, born in 1987, and the son of renowned Senegalese painter Amadou Dédé Ly. A committed artist, Baba Ly welcomed us at the Village of Arts in Dakar to share his vision of art, which he views as a unifying force that transcends…
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[Artwork Spotlight]: Aida Muluneh’s Striking “Conquest”
Our Artwork Spotlight today focuses on the work of Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh. “Conquest,” from her 2014 series “The Wolf You Feed,” is a visually striking and beautifully colorful piece. The photograph features a frontal portrait of a subject whose face is entirely painted blue, with a vertical line of black dots running from the…
Bridging Africa and The World Through Contemporary Art 