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I've always been a fan of vintage African travel posters designed in the 50's and 60's because of their simplicity; the beautiful flat colors and graphic shapes. So when I saw these versions of African travel posters inspired by vintage...

Série d'affiches pour une exposition en l'honneur de l'Afrique et de Nelson Mandela sur le thème "African Mix". Mon travail s'axe sur le mélange et la relation du noir et du blanc dans la création de motifs évoquant ma vision de l'Afrique.

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There are now only eight weeks left until the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This is the first time the greatest sporting event in the world...

Sometimes, a bad piece art can be more valued than the good one, and not just for reasons of bad taste. Enter the African (mostly from Ghana) bootleg movie posters, which have, as a matter of fact, a rich tradition.

Perhaps there should be a warning. Maybe something like: “These Ghanaian movie posters may have no relationship to the actual film you are about to see.” But that kinda ruins what these artists are trying to achieve. Their remit was simple: Get as many people to come and see this film no matter what—so paint lots of blood and guts and monsters and big, big, huge breasts. Anything. Just so long as it gets some butts on seats and some moolah in the box office coffers. The Ghanaian artists who created these posters probably didn’t make much...

Are people overseas even seeing the same movies as us?

The Centre for Black African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) on Thursday disclosed that the African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC ‘77) would henceforth be commemorated annually.

~ Anonymous, circa 1970

~ Arthur William Baylis (Rhodesian, 1894-1946), circa 1945

I found these vintage travel posters promoting South Africa and think they are too amazing not to share.

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A cottage industry quickly sprang up in the early 80s when the first videocassettes made their way to the West African nation of Ghana. Open Culture, openculture.com

~ Bernard Sargent (South African, 1921-2011), circa 1950