Art 263 

Option #4

Due: November 20, 2018

Value:  Exploration of the work of Sokari Douglas Camp--a contemporary Kalabari artist.  Reflection on how African art traditions have evolved and changed.

Instructions:

First:  Visit the websites below that feature Sokari Douglas Camp and her work.

Sokari Douglas Camp: Artist's website

ArtBegetsSpirit: Introducing Sokari Douglas Camp  

Read.  Explore.  Think.

Next:  Drawing on what you have learned from these web resources and our studies of African art in class, write a 2-3 page typed paper about the following:  What are some of the ways that Douglas Camp's sculpture is different from the traditional African work we have viewed in class?  What are some of the ways in which it is the same?  What is Douglas Camp's background and education? Pick two of her works that reference traditional Kalabari culture and answer the following:  What traditional art forms or practices inspired Douglas Camp to create these pieces?  What was the central theme or idea that she was trying to convey?  How is her work similar and how is it different from the traditional pieces and/or practices?  Are there differences between her life and work and that of a traditional Kalabari woman?  Of the work she features on her own website (including "archived work"), which piece was your favorite?  Why?