Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
ertain Senegalese painters, including Soly Cissé, Camara Guèye, Birame Ndiaye and Samba Fall draw their inspiration from the city’s structure. Attentive to the tensions it produces as well as the daily struggles to survive, they transpose urban walls in their paintings to better transgress them, go beyond pre-imposed limits. One can therefore ask what is the influence of a painter like Basquiat on these contemporary painters ? Approaches and needs found in Senegal differ greatly from those found in the United States ; however interesting links can be traced that allow for a better understanding of present Senegalese art.
Recommended Citation
Mbaye, Massamba
(2008)
"Logiques urbaines dans les arts plastiques : de la filiation de Jean-Michel Basquiat au Sénégal,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 70:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol70/iss1/4
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