tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137245815884427563.post6568315630941974460..comments2023-06-19T10:56:38.668+02:00Comments on ETHNIKKA: Threads of AfricaETHNIKKAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446181672941647583noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137245815884427563.post-73391127149752899912011-03-24T11:06:27.310+01:002011-03-24T11:06:27.310+01:00Thank you for yet another link to an exhibition of...Thank you for yet another link to an exhibition of interest to me .... <br />Most people with an interest in historic Southern African material culture will be familiar with the gourds and snuff containers, sticks, prestige staffs, axes and spears embelished with wirework dating from the late C19th and early C20th that survive in public and private collections. It is interesting to see this tradition of artistic embelishment drawn on in a contemporary art form and developing in a new way. The bright colours exploited to great decorative effect in plastic covered wire basketery from Southern Africa have become quite familiar to the global public in the last 20 years or so and the items producted are themselves an interesting fusion of Southern African design asthetics and modern materials developing into art objects from utilitarian items. The nature of precious metals employed in this project change our perception of finished works on show here and there is no doubting the level of skill involved!<br /><br />I enjoy visiting your blog:It's great to be able to access information about the many exhibitions covering a wide range of cultures and subject matter even if it isnt possible for me to visit all of them...! Your reviews give a useful overview and the access to the relevant websites start a casacade of information retrieval. Thank you !Eyepictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501216466468548735noreply@blogger.com