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Death and life the first symphony

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 Death and life, the first symphony bring us to the legend of the messagers of  God in the Bamileke and African culture, also its appropriation and interpretations in our visuals artworks.  Firstly it is a fracgment of a series of artwork  which question the nation's of choice, believes, spirit construction and more again. In a means of annexing our roots and culture to narrate storys, we try to create surrealist universe highly influence by the Bamileke art in particular, African symbolic art and legends in general. source: Realize by tafend di art In addition our title which may look as a fantasy is more than a simple means of attraction. As it was the case for the Bamileke traditional art ( before colonialism) each element has its used and occupied a function.  More on each element has a symbolic meaning and contribute to the appreciation of the artefacts. Below will be an extract of our works ,the first part of the series "the Crise and the Christ" /relationship  betw
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surrealiste view of the bami symbols

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  The Bamileké culture in a suraliste view bring  us back to that traditional period in general, making use of symbols to express themselves to communicate. Art been a part of their every day life had totally master the question. But it is also important to know that the notion or way of defining what is know to day as art was not the same at that period, that is the traditional African art period, before colonialism and annexation in Africa( for them art was to perfectly occupied it's function) and more again was closely link to the magic and religious nature of the people. Which explains why their symbole had a lot of link with the spiritual world, and when  use on art work like sculpture or painting it was not for aesthetic reason but to occupied a narrative function. So in a mean of appropriation of my culture I started the series of art work name (l'homme et le Divin). Extract: What place does symbolism has to day? source: Acrylic paint on canvas by tafend di art. one of t
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