NALA in ZANZIBAR
Jamila Mzee Mataka and Mwanakhamis Mohamed (Mwana) (not on the photo)
from the Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery in Stone Town, Zanzibar 2014
Künstler: Jamila Mzee Mataka and
Mwanakhamis Mohamed (Mwana)
Geburtsort: Zanzibar
Wohnhaft heute:: Stone Town / Zanzibar
Beruf: Visual Artist
Arbeitsplatz: Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery
Hurumzi street 242
Stone Town / Zanzibar
Majors: Henna Art Paintings in Acrylic
Henna workshops
Tel: +255 778 457 909
Email: hurumzihennaart@gmail.com Website: http://www.facebook.com/HurumziHennaArtGallery
The women of Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery transform traditional henna body arts into paintings and prints . Using a centuries old tradition of adorning women’s hands and feet for celebrations such as weddings and festivals, the artists translate the patterns of the body art onto canvas creating a new and soon to be iconic art style through their elaborate paintings.
What began as a workshop for 10 women henna artists in 2007 became a thriving women’s cooperative engendering an entirely new style of painting. The results are vibrant and exciting designs characterized by swirling forms and bold floral motifs surrounded by repeating background patterns.
This style is uniquely their own; it does not resemble other East African painting styles and represents the exciting creation of what is clearly a Zanzibari invention. Within the larger style each woman has her own unique way of working with motif, color and pattern.
The Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery is changing women’s lives, producing a new artistic style and beneficial means of income that has improved their way of life. On most days, you may visit the women painting and printmaking in their art studio above the gallery at
242 Hurumzi Street.
Künstler: Sharifa Juma Mohammed
Geburtsort: Zanzibar
Wohnhaft heute:: Stone Town / Zanzibar
Beruf: Visual Artist
Arbeitsplatz: Sherry Henna Art Studio
Hurumzi street 225
Stone Town / Zanzibar
Majors: Henna Art Paintings in Acrylic
Tel: +255 773 677 116
Email: queensherry2@gmail.com
http://www.culturalheritage.co.tz/sherry-mohamed-en
NALA ART Dress
NALA on Tour.
NALA was out and about in nature again. And she actually met some of the many dinosaurs in the Dino Park in Kleinwelka near Bautzen in Germany.
A cool swim in the nearby Bertzdorfer Lake was a must.
Now she is preparing for her next adventure, but where that will be is not yet revealed.
Her beautiful Dress was made by Cuban Artist Jehannie Cardoso Leyva from Guanabo Beach near Havana / Cuba.
NALA volvió a salir a la naturaleza y conoció a algunos de los muchos dinosaurios del Dino Park en Kleinwelka, cerca de Bautzen, en Alemania.
Un baño refrescante en el cercano lago Bertzdorfer era una visita obligada.
Ahora se está preparando para su próxima aventura, pero aún no se ha revelado dónde será.
Su hermoso vestido fue confeccionado por la artista cubana Jehannie Cardoso Leyva de la playa Guanabo, cerca de
La Habana, Cuba.
I am currently in Kassel, Germany
Email: thelittlenala@gmail.com
Cycled kilometer for the NALA Project: 17.425 km
Cycled Countries: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda,
Ethiopia, Cuba, Ecuador.
NEW NALA ARTWORK
Hello friends of NALA.
I am pleased to present to you today a new NALA artwork from Havana, Cuba. This magnificent NALA painting was painted by the artist RAÚL LÓPEZ AGUILAR.
Click here to see his profile.
Hola amigos de NALA.
Hoy tengo el placer de presentarles una nueva obra de arte de NALA de La Habana, Cuba. Este magnífico cuadro de NALA fue pintado por el artista RAÚL LÓPEZ AGUILAR.
Haga clic aquí para ver su perfil.
NALA ART BOOK
NALA ART Booklet ready for Download
The NALA ART Booklet is now available as PDF File for download. Selected Artists show amazing NALA Artworks from southern and east Africa.
El folleto NALA ART ahora está disponible como archivo PDF para descargar. Los artistas seleccionados muestran increíbles obras de arte de NALA del sur y este de África.
I am currently designing a second NALA art book for artworks from Ecuador and Cuba.
Actualmente estoy diseñando un segundo libro de arte de NALA para obras de arte de Ecuador y Cuba.
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