24 year old Chicagoan. Sociology Major. Likes to think of herself of as a global citizen. ENFP. Terrible procrastinator. Remains always and forever a optimistic. Bit of a Anglophile. Unashamed bleeding heart liberal. Pottermore sorted Gryffindor. Goes to museums on free days. Supports FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC, and Borussia Dortmund. Has faith in love & music. Weaknesses may include, breakfast food and handsome brunette bearded men.

 

indefenseofart:

Art History remixed— Cuban-American artist Cesar Santos’s painting series, “syncretism” mixes iconic work by masters from Renaissance to Modernism: including works in the style of De Kooning, van Gogh, Goya, Michelangelo, Rothko and more.

dynamicafrica:

Select artworks by Zimbabwean painter Misheck Msamvu

Born in 1980 in Penhalonga, Zimbabwe, Misheck Masamvu studied art with Helen Lieros at Gallery Delta in Harare and at the Kunstacademie in Munich.

Masamvu’s haunting depictions question the continent’s current trajectory by dramatically exposing psycho-social and political realities.

His work has been shown internationally at Galerie Françoise Heitsch (Munich), Zimbabwe Pavilion at 54th Venice Art Biennale, Influx Contemporary Art (Lisbon), Africa Museum (Arnhem), National Gallery of Zimbabwe (Harare), Gallery Delta (Harare), Dak’Art Biennale 2006 (Dakar) and more.

Misheck Masamvu is represented by Gallery Delta, Harare. His work is also currently available through Galerie Françoise Heitsch, Munich.

Read a Q&A with Masamvu here.