Original artwork description:
This painting depicts a decorated face of a girl dressed in preparation for the Dipo puberty rites celebrated among certain tribes in Ghana.Before the ceremony young girls who have had their menstruation for the first time are secluded from the community for weeks and taught secrets of womanhood, managing their home when they get married,and so on.They undergo this training in the hands of elderly women in the society.
During the ceremony girls are dressed exposing most parts of their body,since its a time when they tell the world they are ready for marriage.In this work i have added more decoration with ornaments to cover the chest.I have used lots of colours to decorate the face.
Materials used:
Acrylics paint on canvas
Adorned Portrait (2010)
Acrylic painting
by Jacob Bennett
2 Artist Reviews
£80 Sold
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 31 x 41 x 2.5cm (unframed) / 31 x 41cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Abstract
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
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Original artwork description
This painting depicts a decorated face of a girl dressed in preparation for the Dipo puberty rites celebrated among certain tribes in Ghana.Before the ceremony young girls who have had their menstruation for the first time are secluded from the community for weeks and taught secrets of womanhood, managing their home when they get married,and so on.They undergo this training in the hands of elderly women in the society.
During the ceremony girls are dressed exposing most parts of their body,since its a time when they tell the world they are ready for marriage.In this work i have added more decoration with ornaments to cover the chest.I have used lots of colours to decorate the face.
Materials used:
Acrylics paint on canvas
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Artist Reviews (2)
This artwork is sold by Jacob Bennett from United Kingdom
Jacob Bennett
United Kingdom
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My Paintings are more representational with the subjects mostly figurative rendered in a stylized and idealized way. I rely on precision in my work. My power relies on finesse and... Read more
