Art and African Philosophy: A look at African oral tradition: Francis Bebey. Text by Addé – Semiologist.
The Griot's revenge - African Homage
ancestors
This time, erosion is neither of natural cause, nor a damage, although man-made.
Growth of any form of life might be regarded as banal, it is, in fact fascinating.
A contemporary sculpture and a prehistoric artifact have in common the intention to leave a trace as a testimony.
Life is on earth, the sky is the domain of after-life under the condition of a well-behaved life on earth, therefore, wrestling the sky…
This work, a fine piece of polychrome sculpture, is paying a tribute to humanity facing mysteries. The bleeding stone is a sculpture celebrating, since the earliest stage of humanity, the mysteries that brought us from fear to science.
The soul of earth II - sculpture © Addé
Art – Sculpture – Polychromy – mixed media – Artist Addé – What does not come from the sky, is given by Mother Earth.
Keeping the ancestor’s skull as a mark of respect and faith. “The Ancestor” Sculpture by Addé.
What does not come from the sky, is given by mother earth. Ce qui ne vient pas du ciel, est donné par la terre mère.
So, a sculpture can be at the same time, a sign and a metaphor. – Ainsi, une sculpture peut être à la fois un signe et une métaphore.
Painting – Artist Xea B. – When African oral culture meets contemporary art in a fusionning attempt.
L’Art et La Philosophie Africaine: Un regard porté sur la tradition orale africaine: Francis Bebey. Texte de Addé – Semiologue.
