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The Celestial African Form

Daniel Santangelo

Mythology uses storytelling as a way of exploring all the contradictions and duality that surround the human experience. Superstition, faith and the acknowledgment of the supernatural have been a part of various African cultures for centuries. It is important for Africans and African descendants to create our own narratives, merging ancient concepts with our own contemporary ideas.

Final work

3 paintings with two figures on either side

Beher & Ashtar / ቤሄር እና አሽታር

Triptych from project ‘The Celestial African form’, imagining mythological and religious painting through an Afrocentric lens

Acrylic, wood and cowrie shells on Canvas

Arch canvas with male figure
oval canvas with star shaped face being circled by snake
Circle canvas with wooden accents

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The Celestial African Form

Mythology uses storytelling as a way of exploring all the contradictions and duality that surround the human experience. Superstition, faith and the acknowledgment of the supernatural have been a part of various African cultures for centuries. It is important for African...

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