African mural painting

Here you will find African mural painting images. These are of course, in most cases, modern African-themed artworks.  But you also know the fact that the most ancient origins of mankind are in Africa. And this is an irrefutable fact. However, Africa also played a decisive role in the development of fine arts. And African […]

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African mural painting of dancing people on Ethnic background with African motifs Design for wallpaper for walls.

Here you will find African mural painting images.

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Ancient Egyptian murals and writings on the stone walls of the Karnak Temple in Luxor

These are of course, in most cases, modern African-themed artworks

Elephant mural on wooden shack in sunshine, African mural painting.

Egypt mural. Cultural ancient characters painting on wall historical egyptian background with gods osiris pharaoh anubis exact set

Render of the Republic of Kenya flag as shape of heart. Perfect for printing on T-shirts, posters, wall murals, wall murals, mugs, glasses, sun loungers, banners, roll-ups.

MONTREAL CANADA DEC 02: Street art Montreal blue rhino on dec 02 2014 in Montreal Canada. Montreal. is the perfect place to walk in the back alleys and abandoned areas, looking street art.

Tribal art. African ethnic background with traditional motives

But you also know the fact that the most ancient origins of mankind are in Africa.

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Traditional colorful Sufi and African dance illustration painting artwork

And this is an irrefutable fact.

African design. Collection of silhouettes. Beautiful ethnic woman, African tree and wild animals

However, Africa also played a decisive role in the development of fine arts.

Safari - elephants - illustration for the children

And African art managed to shape the world’s culture with its particular styles.

Egyptian old fresco icon. Queen Nefertiti. Vector portrait Profile, mural painting style

But how did these influences express themselves in contemporary art?

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African mural art is the oldest form of creative expression

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In the history of African art, murals are the oldest form of creative expression.

Ancient Egyptian Civilization Mural Tomb Paintings on Walls of Temple of Philae near Valley of the Kings in Luxor Egypt

Or rather rock paintings in ancient African dwelling places.

TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA – February 10, 2018: wall murals of saints and iconographic scenes, painted in naive african christian style, on wall of Abuna Yemata Guh church

hand drawn antelope seamless pattern. African mural art.

These are paintings or engravings made on rock walls, in most cases, illustrate stylized hunting scenes.

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The most ancient and scientifically dated specimens of African mural painting date from about 24-27,000 years ago.

stylized illustration of a peasant couple embraced.

In terms of sculpture, the most archaic manifestations of this artistic expression date from around 500 BC.

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That is when the first terracotta heads were created, mainly in Nigeria. 

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 15: Colourful, urban mural / graffiti by unknown artist, depicts two African women carrying buckets on their heads. On March 15, 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Starting from the 9th century AD, the mentioned tradition was enriched by the manufacture of more realistic sculptures.

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And more so in bronze and brass, depicting, in addition to heads, also masks, and small whole figures.

African ethnic background with traditional motives. Vector illustration.

It is important to emphasize that the above dates are subject to change in the future.

Beautiful African American woman and and ancient pattern. Hand drawing illustration.

Because African mural painting, and art in general, which is predominantly functional and ritual, was not initially recognized as a symbol of the community’s aesthetic achievements.

like an ancient Egyptian Painting

And is therefore not properly researched, protected, and valued.

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Characteristics of African mural painting

Modern African mural painting of a black woman travel wearing face protection in the prevention of coronavirus in Africa. Women isolated on a blank background.

As a matter of course, African mural painting, as depicted here, is mainly a set of artistic manifestations produced by the peoples of black Africa throughout history.

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African mural painting is a term generally applied to the art of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Often casual observers tend to generalize from “traditional” African art.

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But the continent is full of people, communities, and civilizations, each with its own unique visual culture.

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This definition may also include the art of African diasporas, such as the art of African Americans.

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Unifying artistic themes in African murals

African mural painting of woman in ethnic dress.

Despite this diversity, there are some unifying artistic themes when considering the totality of the visual culture of the African continent. 

a family African Savana elephant wall mural painting

Applying the African style to the interior is quite easy.

Paintography. African man with traditional style face paint dissolving behind smoky and ink texture

With the help of modern technology, you can take any such artwork and place it on the wall. 

Set of African woman wearing traditional clothes

A mural is any graphic artwork painted applied directly to a wall, ceiling, or graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling, or another permanent substrate.

Masai Mara, Kenya - 03 January: The picture painted colors Maasai obstraktsiya in the gift shop for tourists January 3, 2013 in Masai Mara, Kenya. African mural painting idea.

And therefore, if you take any African painting and place it on the wall, then it becomes an African mural painting.

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You can take a photograph of any such artwork, as long as it is of a high resolution, and Wallpaper Kenya will customize it on the wall for you.

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And we also have scores of such artworks that you can choose from.

Surreal, abstract digital painting of face with corpse paint in the style of primitive abstraction. Ethnic motives of African tribes. 3D illustration.

If you see any such artwork on this page, go ahead and pick it up.

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And you will then have it as your African mural painting within 24 working hours.

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A wide variety of designs

Beautiful black African woman mural painting.

The African continent is home to a wide variety of cultures.

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And each culture is characterized by its language, traditions, and characteristic art forms. 

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In many indigenous tribes of Africa, the roots of the autochthonous artistic tradition have allowed the maintenance of various aesthetic manifestations until relatively recent times. 

Surreal, abstract digital painting in the style of primitive abstraction. Ethnic motives of African tribes. 3D illustration.

It is precisely from the beginning of the 20th century that this art begins to be appreciated in the West.

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First by representatives of the avant-garde and later by museums and the general public.

Leopard in jungle, jaguar sleeping on a tree branch in dense rainforest with tropic plants, cute spotted wild feline, forest with palms and lianas, exotic scenery. Vector childrens illustration

There are great stylistic differences from one area to another, from schematic figures and masks to very naturalistic pieces. 

Animals of Africa and a domestic cat leave the heat. 3D rendering.

Although almost all of them have symmetry in common, giving more importance to the head and torso and much less to the legs.

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The legs are usually represented as short and with less detail than the rest of the body parts.

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The term ”Africa mural” ​​does not usually include the mural art of the areas of North Africa along the Mediterranean coast.

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Because these areas have long been part of different traditions.

African Lady, Women, Wall Decoration

For more than a thousand years, art in these areas has been an integral part of Islamic art, albeit with many special characteristics. 

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Ethiopian art (murals), with a long Christian tradition, also differs from most African countries, where traditional African religions (Islam is prevalent in the north) dominated until relatively recently.

Ndebele Mural Art

Ndebele tribe, South African Wallpaper Art for house walls.

The Ndebele people are one of the few nations that preserve their traditions, of our concern Ndebele African Mural Painting.

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The ethnic group “Ndebele” is located in South Africa.

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And the tribe has a very different custom of stamping their houses with many vibrant colors and shapes.

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Like the Masaai of East Africa, the Ndebele is one of the few ethnic African nations that preserve its traditions.

a hut showing the traditional way in which the Ndebele tribe of South Africa paint their houses

Despite being a patriarchal society, the well-known artistic heritage of the Ndebele was passed from mother to daughter over the centuries.

Traditional way in which the Ndebele tribe of South Africa paint their houses on the wall.

And only women dedicate themselves to graphics and handicrafts.

Traditional Ndebele hut wall painting, Botshabelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa

A well-painted house indicates that the woman of the house is a good wife and mother.

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She is responsible for painting the doors, front walls, side walls, and generally, the interior of her home.

Roundavel in ethnic Ndebele painting style. South Africa. Tribal art. Rondavels - african traditional houses. Modern boho chic.

One of the best places to see this art form is Mapoch, about 40 km west of Pretoria.

Basotho tribe village. Clay huts rondavels with the straw roof. Cozy courtyard with the cruciform cooking place. Traditional tribal lifestyle. Ethnic houses surrounded by the wild untouched nature.

And another Ndebele village worth a visit is Mpumalanga, situated in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and on the border with Swaziland and Mozambique.

Village in ethnic Ndebele painting style. South Africa. Tribal art. Rondavels - african traditional houses. Modern boho chic.

Uncategorized African wall art

African mural painting of ethnic tribal customs rituals and culture flat natural background poster with traditional ceremonial mask vector illustration

Just imagine how diverse African mural painting can be to give you an idea of how diverse the African community is.

Brandberg Mountain Rock Paintings (Damaraland) - Namibia
Brandberg Mountain Rock Paintings (Damaraland) – Namibia

One rich and oldest-known art form in Africa is rock art.

Africa retro vintage style mural painting.

The Namibian rock art, African mural painting, is around 27,000 years old. And is it the oldest known art form in the world?

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The first African natives created these bewitching drawings on the rocks. 

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One of the earliest paintings among many depicts a beautiful ordinary day in the life of an ancient African and animals. 

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Over the years, cave paintings have become more modern mixtures of abstract art forms. 

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The Dragon Mountains in South Africa are a rich example of rock art.

African safari wildlife animals.Elephant, giraffes, zebra and lion on the savannah at sunset.safari theme.

It was here that about 30,000 rock paintings were discovered.

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And each with its own culture and art.

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The main aspect to take into account when discussing African art is the enormous number of existing cultures

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An example is the fact that the number of languages ​​​​spoken on the continent is estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000 (“Introduction to African Languages”, Harvard University), with 250 of them spoken in the territory of present-day Nigeria.

African women isolated over white background

However, all African peoples share a series of dominant cultural traits that distinguish. African Culture from the rest of the world.

African Lady, Women, Wall Decoration

For example, social values, religion, morals, political values, economics, and aesthetic values all contribute to African Culture.

Evening landscape of Himba tribe's village, a hut made from a mixture of clay, cow dung, wood and straw. The Himba are indigenous peoples living in northern Namibia, Kaokoland, Africa.- oil painting

But in general, we are talking about cultural communities of rather a small size.

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And each with a great sense of community life, which attaches great importance to the clan, and great respect for the ancestors.

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Within these cultural units, art serves as a reinforcement and celebration of the community.

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Tribal African design. Silhouette of angry tiger.

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African dance dancer. African mural painting.

A mural of large African elephants at a waterhole in their drought stricken home. Addo Elephant National Park

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London, 2019. Generic Stock of African Animal vector with added composite Sky background. Is used for wall murals or wall art. The artwork is generic stock and there are no visible trademarks

NEW YORK - JUNE 6, 2015: Mural art in Brooklyn.A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface

The Lion of Judah wall art, symbol of the Rastafari, in Shashamane, Ethiopia / Land of Zion

Bushmen (san) rock painting depicting human figures, Drakensberg mountains, South Africa

 

Kente pattern with woman portrait. Geometric pattern with colorful mosaic elements on black background. Template for textile design, cards, African mural painting.

romantic composition with Painting of exotic nice girl

BRISTOL, UK - OCT 31, 2015: View of Barack Obama themed artwork in the window of a city centre restaurant. The west country city is famous for its graffiti and street art scene.

BRISTOL - OCT 31: View of a graffiti piece on a building wall in the city centre on Oct 31, 2015 in Bristol, UK. The west country city is famous for its graffiti and street art.

three hunters in primitive style like African mural painting.

African Mural Painting is the oldest form of art

African mural painting is dynamic and progressive.

African woman dancing with emotion. modern art painting and grunge. Duo-tone with blue and yellow

What is a mural?

The Britannica defines it as a ”mural, a painting applied to and made integral to the surface of a wall or ceiling. The term may properly include painting on fired tiles but ordinarily does not refer to mosaic decoration unless the mosaic forms part of the overall scheme of the painting.”

Safari - giraffes - illustration for the children

Going by the above definition, African mural painting is the oldest form of art in the world.

painting . Camel caravan going in the Sahara desert

Because rock painting is rich in an ancient form of African murals. Namibian rock painting dates back 27000 years and is the oldest form of art in the world.

African Mural Painting Hunter Tribal Vector Illustration. Traditional Culture Creative Symbol.

The first Africans created these beautiful pictures on the rock faces.

Africa retro vintage style

One of the earliest pictures shows a typical day in the life of an ancient African man and represents animals.

Zebra at sunset on the African steppe. 3D illustration. Imitation of oil painting.

Over the years, rock painting became a more modern-day combination of abstract art forms.

Original pastel painting of hippopotamus . Modern wall art.

The Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa are a good example of rock painting.

lion collage on color abstract background, rust structure, wildlife animals

It is here that the discovery of nearly 30,000 rock paintings was made.

The scale of African mural painting

Until recently, the designation “African mural painting” usually referred only to the art of “Black Africa”. People living in sub-Saharan Africa.

Evening golden light of Himba tribe's village, a hut made from mixture of clay, cow dung, wood and straw.Himba are indigenous peoples living in northern Namibia, Kaokoland, Africa.- oil painting

The non-black peoples of North Africa, the population of the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia), as well as the art of Ancient Egypt, as a rule, were not included in the concept of African art.

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However, there has recently been a push among African art historians and other scholars to include the visual culture of these areas.

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Because they are all essentially within the geographic boundaries of the African continent.

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The point is that by including all African peoples and their visual culture in African art, non-professionals will gain a deeper understanding of the cultural diversity of the continent.

African basket wall painting

Merger of African art with foreign influence

Traditional African, Islamic, and Mediterranean cultures often merged. And therefore scholars have found that it makes little sense to draw a clear distinction between Muslim regions, ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean, and indigenous black African societies.

African Musicians dance and play the drums.

Finally, the art of the African diaspora in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States has also begun to be included in the study of African art.

African women in mountain landscape

The combination of African art with foreign influences hides the lack of intrinsic artistic merit.

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Especially in the period before the advent of civilization on the continent, brought by cultures with a long history of development.

Modern Ethnic African Mural Art

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In contemporary African mural painting, various murals adorn the outer and inner walls of dwellings.

African Landscape.Southern landscape. Hand drawn illustration Beautiful black woman.African woman

And you will find a mural in cafes, cinemas, etc., as various kinds of signs, banners, and billboards.

Bedouin on horseback in the desert. Oil mural painting.

You will also find symbolic images and artistically designed inscriptions on cars.

Beauty of nature with wild animals (giraffe, elephant, flamingo, bird of paradise)

As well as popular mural paintings on the glass; various drawings, primitive plots accompanied by short texts, and paintings of various content.

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The African mural painting style is distinguished by powerful expression.

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That is energy, which is embodied both in the forms themselves and in the symbols that accompany them.

Ethnic woman is dancing. Beautiful view from the back. Body lines and movement are represented. Hands up and the whole body has very dynamic shape. Ecstatic dance. Colorful, bright, expressive mural artwork.

Another indispensable attribute of African murals is the presence in the works of African masters of a sacred connection with the world of spirits and Gods.

Sunset in the African style concept- handmade watercolor painting illustration on a white paper art background

Surprisingly, the colors that prevail in the paintings of African artists very accurately reflect the colors of the landscapes of the African continent.

Colors in African wall Murals

Bright, green – like the jungle, yellow – like deserts and savannahs, red – like a hot sun.

Red lips of African women. African mural painting with acrylic color.

In addition, the characteristic color for African wall murals is various shades of brown, ranging from fawn to almost red.

lady drummer with her djembe drum and softly blurred watercolor background.

Whether such a combination of colors comes from rock paintings or is a later invention of local masters is unknown.

Acrylic and oil painting on canvas , fantasy woman portrait

Numerous books and scientific articles have been written on this topic.

African woman dancing with partners, color splash and stains. Semi abstract Modern mural painting

Africa, especially South Africa, for a long time, remained untouched and inaccessible to Europeans.

African motifs in the style of modern abstraction. The painting is made using the technique of heavily blurred watercolors on wet paper.

Local tribes lived in their world, not communicating with the rest, so their art is so different from what the West is used to.

Africa retro vintage style night moon mural painting.

It developed in the most unpredictable ways and as a result, became so isolated and peculiar that the first viewers could not even understand that it was very beautifully and professionally done.

What is African wall mural painting?

African mural painting, Silhouette of a beautiful black African woman with a baby in her arms.

Canonical forms, traditional motifs, life and way of life, cares and worries, beliefs, fears and aspirations of the inhabitants of the continent, where there is no cold and snow, are displayed in their drawings and paintings.

young woman facing the giant elephant with glowing green tusks, digital art style, illustration painting

And are incomprehensible to people who brought up the fetus under the influence of completely different ideas and values.

African landscape flora and fauna in sunset time with giraffes. Vector

If our distant ancestors could fully understand and be imbued with such paintings, then it has become more and more difficult for modern people to do this.

Set of abstract African tribal geometric shapes wall mural, ancient ethnic traditional symbols and ornate signs. Hand-drawn oriental elements in doodle style. Isolated colored flat vector illustrations

What is African wall mural painting?

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If you try to talk about it in a few words, then this is a one-color background, with several shades; the main motive of the work occupies almost the entire space; no perspective; the presence of an ornament and some signs; the painting itself is made in broad and sweeping strokes or lines; grotesque forms; dynamics. Only from the outside, it seems primitive.

Africa seamless pattern. African woman in traditional turban, maasai warrior, tribal mask, kalimba, map, drum. Ethnic afro girl and black tribe man. Tradition and culture background. Wall art

Many avant-garde artists of the past and our time find a special genius in this.

Set of realistic African carved masks from wood with colorful ornament mural illustration

Such forms of modern painting as cubism, primitivism, and some others were created only thanks to African art.

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