#tanzanian art

[arthistoryanimalia]

Baturday 🦇:

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzania, 1932-1972) Bat in a Tree, 1971 Enamel on board, 62 x 61 cm

[thunderstruck9]

Daudi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1966-2015), Guinea Fowl in Trees, 1970s/80s. Canvas, 82 x 80 cm.

[jareckiworld]

Everlyn Nicodemus — Carnival (acrylic on canvas, 1981)

[quo-usque-tandem]

Pair of Figures - 20th century, Tanzania

[blueiscoool]

STATUE KÉRÉWÉ TANZANIE Hauteur : 89.5 cm. (35 ¼ in.)

[girlofcosmicmagic]

Edward Saidi Tingatinga, Three Storks

Tanzania, 1970

[thunderstruck9]

Rajabu Chiwaya (Tanzanian, 1951-2004), Leopard and Birds. Enamel paint on panel, 61 x 61 cm.

Rajabu Chiwaya (1951 - 2004) - Leopard and Birds. Enamel paint on panel.

[podartists]

The Great Scolopendra or Centipede | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

[birdstudies]

November 1, 2023 - Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus ruahae) Found in Tanzania, these hornbills live in savannas and woodlands, especially those with baobabs and acacias. They feed on insects, including ants and beetle larvae, as well as seeds, and may also eat other arthropods, small vertebrates, and fruit, like closely related species. Their breeding behaviors have not been studied, though they likely nest in cavities.

[afrotumble]

[cmaidaartworkblog]

Returning to hominid facial anatomy once again, I was able to adapt my A. sediba muscle model onto the OH5 skull (P. boisei) too! I'm happy enough with it that I went ahead and rendered some skins for them as well. Selected all the right vertices and generated UV maps and everything. Hopefully the colors look as legible on your screens as they do on mine, these are still very much in progress.

My restoration of this individual was partly based on an earlier attempt at rendering Paranthropus, from back in 2019. There were a lot of elements that got tweaked or entirely changed up in the update, but the mouth got to stay the same between renderings. Having even a little understanding of the face muscles makes a visible difference from one model to another, and I'm sure there's still some parts I could improve on as I keep working in this vein. If anyone has more technical knowledge about this sort of thing than I do, feel entirely free to get at me : )

[arthistoryanimalia]

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932-1972)

Pangolin, 1968-72

enamel bicycle paint on board, 61 x 61 cm

“Edward Saidi Tingatinga’s art career lasted only four years from 1968–72; cut tragically short when he was shot dead at the age of forty. His impact on Tanzanian art however has been profound and his legacy has continued to gain momentum. The artist initially developed his distinctive approach to creating paintings out of necessity to make ends meet, finding that he could use enamel bicycle paint on ceiling board and sell his work inexpensively. He displayed these pieces in stores across Dar es Salaam and many expatriates who lived in the area began to collect his work. As his success grew, Tingatinga hired and trained close friends and family, firstly helping him to prepare boards, and later guiding them to make their own paintings. The Tingatinga style has now become a large industry in Tanzania, with high demand from local and international buyers, but few E. S. Tingatinga originals come on the market. Value continues to increase as original works become more and more rare.”

[thunderstruck9]

George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934-2005), Wana kijiji wana lubi kisimani kuchoia maji. Acrylic on canvas, 136 x 188 cm.

[gray-ghost-creations]

I really love how this tarantula i did last year turned out. Tanzanian chestnut tarantula on tanzanite. Done in prismacolor and fabercastell colored pencils.

Prints in my etsy - www.grayghostcreations.etsy.com

[f1ghtsoftly]

All The Feminist News You Missed Last Week:

1/6/25-1/13/25

The culture continues to shift rightward in the US as new bills restricting reproductive freedom and protections for LGBT students are pushed in state legislatures. The New Yorker runs a cover story on sexual assault allegations made against writer Neil Gaiman as more women come forward. Zuckerberg courts the right by making misogynistic statements about Meta’s corporate culture and changing censorship rules on Facebook to allow more misogynistic and homophobic content. French authorities arrest the owner of the website Domanique Pelicot used to facilitate the sexual abuse of his wife and much, much more in a very action-packed week. 

In my favorite feel-good article of the week, this piece run by the BBC chronicles the rise of Su Min, a Chinese influencer in her 60s who chronicled her life on the road, processing her abusive marriage and finding newfound freedom and independence. 

The year China's famous road-tripping 'auntie' found freedom 

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Women+ LGBT Rights: 

Ohio gov signs bill requiring schools to tell parents about health care changes, ‘sexuality content’ 

Hurricane aid and transgender girls in sports top Georgia Legislature’s agenda

Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students

Takeaways from AP’s report on social safety nets in states that ban abortion

Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

New Mexico is a go-to state for women seeking abortions. A new court ruling helps it stay that way

Turkey’s Erdogan launches ‘Year of the Family’ with an attack on the LGBTQ+ community

Indiana legislators consider banning abortion pills 

Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state 

‘I’ve seen women suffer’: Malawi’s religious leaders fight for legal abortions 

Pregnancy no longer considered an 'injury' in Canadian sports as funding improved for expecting athletes  

Misogyny:

Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines  

Zuckerberg Says Most Companies Need More ‘Masculine Energy’ 

DeSantis appointee to university board says women should become mothers, not pursue higher ed

Women in the News: 

President Biden Signs Bill Placing First Women’s Monument on the National Mall 

Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala 

German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi released from prison in Tehran 

EU’s executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen

WATCH: LA fires: 'I can't believe my baby is not going to be here' 

Highland cows saved me after breakdown, says nurse 

Woman who smuggled £4k of cocaine to island jailed 

The Maths Queen with a quantum mission to mentor girls 

'Manhandled and choked' - Tanzanian activist recounts abduction

Back to work: Rachel Maddow returning to MSNBC five nights a week for early Trump days 

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

Venezuela opposition leader arrested then freed after protest rally 

Bride's fury after Instagram stunt wedding turns out to be real

Record label takes legal action against K-pop band

The truth behind your $12 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success 

'She's my life': A mother's mission to help Nigerians with cerebral palsy 

Male Violence: 

On the Cover: The Side of Neil Gaiman His Fans Never Saw 

French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot 

'I got death threats when men thought I put feminist gesture in video game' 

Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years

'My father should die in prison', daughter of Dominique Pelicot tells BBC

The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals - what has happened so far? 

Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger 

Murder investigation after woman's body found in Cavan

Injunction sought over McGregor trial CCTV footage

Arts and Culture: 

Top South African singer Winnie Khumalo dies aged 51 

Movie Review: In ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the performance of the year

Channel 4’s Marilyn Manson: Unmasked makes for horrifying but essential viewing 

Opinion:

What People Get Wrong About Christian Women Who Voted for Trump  

As always, this is global and domestic news from a US perspective covering feminist issues and women in the news more generally. As of right now, I do not cover Women’s Sports. Published each Monday afternoon.

[blood-orange-juice]

I started getting into coffee (you know, gotta try everything before the pollinating flies get extinct and we have no more coffee) and it's funny how some of my preferences carry across hobbies.

If you let me into a teaware store I always, unmistakably pick the cheapest and the most expensive teapots. Same with teas.

(it's the same with food, media, academic topics, pretty much anything I get into)

Basic things are perfectly functional and don't need anything else, state-of-the-art things are also perfectly functional, just on another level. Everything in-between adds unnecessary bling that ruins the experience.

So it's either basic Brazilian coffee (chocolate and toffee notes, low acidity, what else do I need), probably from a capsule of a budget Dutch brand, one of the cheapest things you can get here, or it's some obscure Tanzanian variety and I'm still figuring out how to brew it in a way to enhance the jasmine notes it has.