Ngongo ya Chintu
Ngongo ya Chintu, dem know am as de Master of Buli (19th century), na he be a sculptor of Luba art insyd wat today be de Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Little be known of ein life, buh na dem collect ein work internationally, wey na dem talk say he be well respected insyd ein home village.[1]
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Place dem born am | Katanga Province |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French |
| Ein occupation | artist, sculptor |
| Culture | Hemba people |
Life den career
editNgongo ya Chintu (an honorific title wey dey mean "the great leopard, the father of sculpted things")[1] work insyd wat na ebe de Kingdom of Luba, sam time between 1810 den 1870.[1] He carry on a long tradition of Hemba art. Na Hemba sculpture usually honour prominent male leaders of de tribe. Ngongo ya Chintu carve both ancestor figures den female figures such as vessel bearers den caryatids, wich serve as stools give leaders.
Style
editAccording to Alisa LaGamma in Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures:[1]
The artist's signature expressionistic style features exaggeration of the face and hands through elongation, which allowed him to reinterpret and ingeniously exploit the formal possibilities of different genres of prestige sculpture: standing figures as caryatid supports for seats...seated mboko (bowl bearers)...and stately male figures.
Discovery den collection
editInsyd de 1930s, Belgian art historian Frans Olbrechts dat ten figures dem put togeda for an exhibition share similar characteristics, den dat na dem collect two insyd de same town, Buli.[1] As na nothing be known yet of de sculptor insyd Western circles, Olbrechts give am de title "Master of Buli". Insyd de 1970s, na dem indentify Ngonogo ya Chintu by de owners of one of ein figures as he be artist wey komot de village of Kateba. Marilyn Stokstad dey note dat villagers insyd Kateba know of de master ein work, as na he be well regarded der.[2]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 LaGamma, Alisa (2011). Heroic Africans: Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures, Metropolitan Museum of Art publications, New York. ISBN 1588394328.
- ↑ Marilyn Stokstad (August 2009). Art History, Volume One. Pearson Education Canada. ISBN 978-0-205-74835-8.