The Boundaries Between the Verbal and the Visual
There is a boundary in African art between the verbal message of an object and its visual aesthetic. Often times messages are depicted by the combination of images as apposed to words. The use of proverbs is especially prevalent in African societies.
These are some of the examples that show this blurring of the verbal and the visual boundaries.
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These are some of the examples that show this blurring of the verbal and the visual boundaries.
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