"Propaganda A"

Babu
Angola

€2.091,00
1 767 000

Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas

Size: 108 W x 67 H cm / 43 W x 26 H in

Ships in a tube 

About The Artwork

A narrative that questions the form of African self-inscription, according to philosophy, art and literature. For the last century or so, African discourse has been dominated by three political-intellectual paradigms that are not mutually exclusive. African identity is basically based on a nativist discourse, on the one hand, and an instrumentalist discourse about Africa and its people, on the other.

Over the last century, some of these tendencies have developed and others have remained mere sketches. Very few are remarkable for their richness and creativity, and fewer still are those endowed with exceptional strength. There is nothing comparable, for example, to German philosophy, which, from Luther to Heidegger, was based not only on religious mysticism but, more fundamentally, on the desire to transgress the boundary between the human and the divine. Nor is there anything like indigenous mysticism. Following the example of these two metanarratives, African ways of making the self are inseparably connected to the problematic of self-construction and the modern philosophy of the subject. However, the similarities end there.

Several factors prevented the development of conceptions that could have explained the meaning of the African past and present through the future. It is a question of outlining the conditions under which the African subject can fully acquire its own subjectivity.

Propaganda is the latest series based on the Memory and Identity project developed over the last ten years.

Originally created: 2024
Subject: Abstract
Material: Line and Cotton
Medium: Manual Serigraphy
Styles: Abstract, Conceptual

Details & Dimensions

Painting: Manual serigraphy on line and cotton
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size: 108 W x 67 H cm
Frame: Not Framed
Ready to Hang: Not applicable
Packaging: Ships in a tube

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Ships From: Angola

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A narrative that questions the form of African self-inscription, according to philosophy, art and literature. For the last century or so, African discourse has been dominated by three political-intellectual paradigms that are not mutually exclusive. African identity is basically based on a nativist discourse, on the one hand, and an instrumentalist discourse about Africa and its people, on the other.

Babu

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Babu

Hamilton Francisco, or simply Babu, was born in Malanje, Angola. From an early age he had a passion for painting. He works with different visual forms. He has taken part in several solo and group exhibitions, as well as artistic residencies in various countries. His work can be found in public and private collections in Angola and abroad, such as the Millenium Atlantico Foundation, CLC Arquitectos, Presidente Meridien Luanda, the Jean Clode de Almeida collection.

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