Yoruba Adire Signs as a Method of Communication in Contemporary Art Practice in Diaspora Africa

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" Yoruba Adire Signs as a Method of Communication in Contemporary Art Practice in Diaspora Africa "
Oyebode, Samuel Idowu Nettleton, Anitra

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1109657
Doc. No	:	TLpq2475103007
Main Entry	:	Nettleton, Anitra
	:	Oyebode, Samuel Idowu
Title & Author	:	Yoruba Adire Signs as a Method of Communication in Contemporary Art Practice in Diaspora Africa\ Oyebode, Samuel IdowuNettleton, Anitra
College	:	University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date	:	2019
student score	:	2019
Degree	:	M.Tech.
Page No	:	88
Abstract	:	Conceptually, this research synthesises the Yoruba iwa l ewa philosophical concept with that of ubuntu, a moral philosophy in South African society. I argue in this dissertation that iwa l ewa and ubuntu are traditional knowledge systems that buttress the objectives of African humanist philosophy. Furthermore, I argue that an African humanism and communalism emphasises human relationships and communication in African society. This has been a challenge for people born in South Africa dealing with migrants, born elsewhere in Africa, living in the country. I argue that the recurrent incidents of xenophobic violence in urban South Africa, betray the objectives of African humanist philosophy. This study focuses on visual art as a tool to rebuild and reconstruct a communalist spirit in African humanist philosophy in South African society and other African countries. I examine the work of Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui (b. 1944) and Nigerian-born painter Moyosore Okediji (b. 1956) as examples of contemporary African artists who draw on traditional materials and well as their personal philosophies and the societies in which they were born, and live today. Finally, I analyse my own art practice which consists of four series. My body of work supports the humanism philosophy and fight against xenophobic violence in South African society.
Subject	:	African studies
	:	Communication
	:	Textile research