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Bamboo hangings, dancing loincloths
My artistic journey was initially ritual, between the timeless and the here and now.
I would qualify my ethno-contemporary art because it is nourished by all these influences, these countries with a still very living tradition, these knowing ethnic groups, these faces of Africa, Asia and Oceania , these subjects, these stories. Everything that contributed to who I am today.
M'baka , pygmy bark, silk lamba, bogolan 100/150 cms
The Kuba confederation, the Kuba kingdom
Leo Frobenius says about these Congolese people that they are civilized to the marrow of their bones.
Here the smallest object, even banal, bears the mark of common artistic demand and reveals a refined intention.
Kuba art is exceptional in its meaning; shapes and colors.
Kuba tshak kuba, silk and raffia , 80 / 150 cms
The shoowas use two-thirds of the geometric patterns listed for their velvety plant embroidery, which earns them immense consideration that goes well beyond their borders.
Kasai kasai velvet, silk, silk lamba, bogolan.
Cortex, bark, silk and bogolan , 170/100 cms
With the Baka pygmies , I discover the first garment, the beaten and admirably worked bark.
2023 created by Francine Hervé for Abora by wix.com
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