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Humanity is immensely fortunate to bear witness to the vitality and ingeniousness in the way the African artist has over time captured the character and presence of the wild animal, and importantly how this piece is then used in a traditional context; to give protection, for personal adornment, to wear and entertain or to sit and sleep on…it is a spiritual connection.
I have cast a wide net and captured only a tiny fraction of the vast variety of representations of the animal in African traditional art. Indeed the pool and scope is virtually endless. Saying that, it has been a challenging project to know when and where to draw the line.
African art would not be the same without the animal in its midst.
Enjoy,
Bryan Reeves
WILD: The Animal in African Art will be running at the London gallery from Friday 23rd May until Saturday 21st June 2025 (every Friday and Saturday, and other days by appointment).
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