Art
"Samburu Girl" Painting by DJ N'debele
- Item Number
- 282
- Estimated Value
- 80 USD
- Sold
- 47 USD to steveolson
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
Samburu Girl is a snapshot dedicated to a vanishing culture, like so many indigenous tribes around the world. - DJ N'debele
*14in by 9in on wood
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DJ N’DEBELE IS NOT A N’DEBELE. Borders are a powerful illusion. More so in Africa than anywhere else. Dj Ndebele, aka Aly Kourouma is Fulani from his mother and Malinke from his father, Guinean by birth and Senegalese by adoption, raised with 4 different languages and went through the heavy French-catholic brainwashing education system. In that maze of cultural possibilities, the murals of the N’debele women of Southern Africa are a great inspiration to him in the way they merge tribal art with urban iconography. That fuzzy area between indigenous and urban cultures is his favorite playground.
DJ N’DEBELE IS NOT A DJ.But his approach is very similar: To sample a piece of pop culture and re-examine it under different angles, find its universal component and bring it to the people in a way that generates a more immediate (sometime new) perception. His artist name also reflects his deep passion for music and its power as a tool for social change.
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Item Special Note
Aly has other painting for you to browse. Visit his facebook page to see more of his work.
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