Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nArt nurtures cultural diversity, innovation, and creativity among African artists. It plays a significant role in preserving culture, sharing knowledge, and fostering dialogue. These are qualities that African art has always had. Thus, World Art Day is a great initiative that will help the world to discover and appreciate art in Africa. Also, it fosters platforms that seek to promote and protect artists and artistic freedom.<\/p>\n","post_title":"World Art Day: 7 Unusual Materials Used In African Art","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"world-art-day-7-unusual-materials-used-in-african-art","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-10-16 17:10:32","post_modified_gmt":"2024-10-16 17:10:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=298039","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":1081,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2021-01-21 02:09:04","post_date_gmt":"2021-01-21 02:09:04","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_289165\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1448\"] The leader de facto of Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi. Image by Ag\u00eancia Brasil, via WikiCommons<\/a>.<\/em>[\/caption]\n\nFor decades, Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi pushed for a #United States of Africa<\/a>, something all of the African Union\u2019s 53 states have said they agree in principle to although they can't seem to agree on a timeline. Estimates for how long this will take vary from nine to 35 years.\nALSO READ:\u00a0Historic Africa Free Trade Agreement Is Now Official; Making Africa The Largest Free Trade Area In The World<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nWhen he won the top seat at the #African Union<\/a> over a decade ago, he promised to accelerate his drive for the United States of Africa, saying that if there was not a majority opposed, that would mean the idea was approved - somewhat discordant with the AU\u2019s traditional way of making decisions by consensus. \"I hope my term will be a time of serious work and not just words,\" he said at his inaugural. However, over a decade later, that dream is still far from realized although major steps have been taken to bring African countries closer together like the African Free Trade Agreement.\n
Artists in Africa have for long used animal skin or hide in their artworks. Once a domestic animal is slaughtered, artists remove and dry the skin to preserve it. Then, they clean the dried animal skins mostly by scrubbing. When making artwork, they shape it into desired forms by hand to encase certain wooden or metal creations. Also, artists paint hides to produce colorful paintings. Sometimes, they cut long hides into thin yet strong strings and use them in various ways including joining art pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n