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Art And Risk In Ancient Yoruba
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Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-06
Art And Risk In Ancient Yoruba written by Suzanne Preston Blier and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-06 with Art categories.
This book examines the intersection of art, risk, and creativity in early African arts from the Yoruba center of Ife. It offers a unique lens into one of Africa's most important and least understood early civilizations, one whose historic arts have long been of interest to local residents and Westerners alike because of their tour-de-force visual power and technical complexity.
Art And Risk In Ancient Yoruba
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Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Art And Risk In Ancient Yoruba written by Suzanne Preston Blier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Art and society categories.
Art And Risk In Ancient Yoruba
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Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-11-02
Art And Risk In Ancient Yoruba written by Suzanne Preston Blier and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with Social Science categories.
In this book, Suzanne Preston Blier examines the intersection of art, risk and creativity in early African arts from the Yoruba center of Ife and the striking ways that ancient Ife artworks inform society, politics, history and religion. Yoruba art offers a unique lens into one of Africa's most important and least understood early civilizations, one whose historic arts have long been of interest to local residents and Westerners alike because of their tour-de-force visual power and technical complexity. Among the complementary subjects explored are questions of art making, art viewing and aesthetics in the famed ancient Nigerian city-state, as well as the attendant risks and danger assumed by artists, patrons and viewers alike in certain forms of subject matter and modes of portrayal, including unique genres of body marking, portraiture, animal symbolism and regalia. This volume celebrates art, history and the shared passion and skill with which the remarkable artists of early Ife sought to define their past for generations of viewers.
Yoruba Art And Language
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Author : Rowland Abiodun
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-11-13
Yoruba Art And Language written by Rowland Abiodun and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-13 with Social Science categories.
The Yoruba was one of the most important civilizations of sub-Saharan Africa. While the high quality and range of its artistic and material production have long been recognized, the art of the Yoruba has been judged primarily according to the standards and principles of Western aesthetics. In this book, which merges the methods of art history, archaeology, and anthropology, Rowland Abiodun offers new insights into Yoruba art and material culture by examining them within the context of the civilization's cultural norms and values and, above all, the Yoruba language. Abiodun draws on his fluency and prodigious knowledge of Yoruba culture and language to dramatically enrich our understanding of Yoruba civilization and its arts. The book includes a companion website with audio clips of the Yoruba language, helping the reader better grasp the integral connection between art and language in Yoruba culture.
Dynasty And Divinity
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Author : Henry John Drewal
language : en
Publisher: National Museum of African Art
Release Date : 2009
Dynasty And Divinity written by Henry John Drewal and has been published by National Museum of African Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Art categories.
Presents a major part of the extraordinary corpus of ancient Ife art in terra-cotta, stone, and metal, dating from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
The History Of The Yorubas
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1966
The History Of The Yorubas written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with History categories.
The first published account and standard reference for the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, first published in 1921.
Risks In Renaissance Art
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Author : Jonathan K. Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-01-31
Risks In Renaissance Art written by Jonathan K. Nelson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-31 with History categories.
This Element represents the first systematic study of the risks borne by those who produced, commissioned, and purchased art, across Renaissance Europe. It employs a new methodology, built around concepts from risk analysis and decision theory. The Element classifies scores of documented examples of losses into 'production risks', which arise from the conception of a work of art until its final placement, and 'reception risks', when a patron, a buyer, or viewer finds a work displeasing, inappropriate, or offensive. Significant risks must be tamed before players undertake transactions. The Element discusses risk-taming mechanisms operating society-wide: extensive communication flows, social capital, and trust, and the measures individual participants took to reduce the likelihood and consequences of losses. Those mechanisms were employed in both the patronage-based system and the modern open markets, which predominated respectively in Southern and Northern Europe.
The Art Of Orality
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Author : Declan Lloyd
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-03-19
The Art Of Orality written by Declan Lloyd and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-19 with Art categories.
This book considers how the presence or absence of writing can influence a culture’s distinctive styles of visual art, proposing that many of the most profound developments in the art world are directly correlative with a cultural transition from orality to literacy (that is, from a culture which only has a spoken form of language, to one which has both a spoken and written form). The study contemplates how the ‘psychodynamics’ of orality might radically affect artistic expression, resulting in a range of visual traits which in many ways reflect the unique modes of speech within primary oral societies. Looking to the art of a diverse range of cultures and time periods – including Archaic Greek art, medieval art, African tribal art, child art, Outsider art and Modern art – The Art of Orality considers what new insights can be gleaned by bringing these styles into dialogue with orality and literacy studies.
The Lower Niger Bronzes
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Author : Philip M. Peek
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2020-07-27
The Lower Niger Bronzes written by Philip M. Peek and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-27 with Art categories.
This book demonstrates that copper-alloy casting was widespread in southern Nigeria and has been practiced for at least a millennium. Philip M. Peek’s research provides a critical context for the better-known casting traditions of Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin. Both the necessary ores and casting skills were widely available, contrary to previous scholarly assumptions. The majority of the Lower Niger Bronzes, which we know number in the thousands, are of subjects not found elsewhere, such as leopard skull replicas, grotesque bell heads, ritual objects, and humanoid figures. Important puzzle pieces are now in place to permit a more complete reconstruction of southern Nigerian history. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, African studies, African history, and anthropology.
Great Kingdoms Of Africa
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Author : John Parker
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2023-03-16
Great Kingdoms Of Africa written by John Parker and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-16 with History categories.
From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands to the south, African civilizations have given rise to some of the worlds most impressive kingdoms. Yet Africas history is often little known beyond the devastation wrought by the slave trade and European colonial rule. In this groundbreaking new book, nine leading historians of Africa take a fresh look at these great kingdoms and empires over five thousand years of recorded history. How was kingship forged in Africa and how did it operate? Was dynastic power maintained by consent or by coercion? Did kings and queens display and project that power for all to see, or did they hide it away, as beneath the fringed crowns that concealed the faces of sacred Yoruba rulers? In what ways have African peoples themselves recorded, celebrated and critiqued the deeds of their kings? Great Kingdoms of Africa explores some of the most important questions in the continents deep past. As elsewhere in the world, absolute monarchy in Africa has been on the wane in the modern era. Yet kingship continues to thrive within many present-day African nations, preserving deep-rooted ideas about culture, identity and sacred power. Presenting exciting developments in the understanding of how states and societies have interacted with each other across time, this book shows how powerful and sophisticated kingdoms have shaped the course of African history and continue to do so in the present day.