African Digital Art

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Otobong Nkanga (Born in Kano, Nigeria) performer and Visual Artist
Otobong Nkanga works in a broad spectrum of media, including performance, installations, photography, drawing and sculpture. According to Nkanga, the various media she employs “interrogate our mental and physical identities in varied environments and contexts.” Thus taking inspiration from her surroundings, especially architecture, the artist creates [...]

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Latest video by Nigerian musician – Afrikan Boy. This music video is simple but visually appealing full of rich textiles, patterns and clips of Lagos, Nigeria. Set to be released in March 2010, Lagos Town is a single of the debut album 1444 Musik.
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For your enjoyment we thought we might include this fun rendition of Beyonce’s ‘Put A Ring On It’. Its clever and well made. Enjoy.
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Known for their rich culture, the Yoruba have a strong visual culture that is a source of inspiration for many digital projects. Created by a2 cest mieux, this print project showcases Yoruba culture for an exhibition for the 2008 St. Cyprian. The project includes invitations, posters, postcards and catalogs.

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A little photography inspiration. Between the years of 1988 and 1991, French photographer Daniel Laine spent about 12 months on the African continent tracking down and photographing figures of royalty, and leaders of kingdoms.  During this time he managed to photograph 70 monarchs and descendants of the great African dynasties with his work on this [...]

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Olusola Akinseye is a Nigerian illustrator whose work has been published in several storybooks, textbooks, periodicals and calenders. He has extensively worked in the children educational publishing industry. In 2007, Olusola was shortlisted for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and won the Macmillan, Illustrator Award for Africa in 2008.  Olusola’s work is versatile and vibrant [...]