Somali Art Appreciation

[balanbalis]

GUYS please stop using AI, here's some legitimate Somali art to support

Somali Dawn by Bob Ward

Unknown Russian painter

Somali Woman by Albert Weisgerber

Unknown artists:

 

[Taintedlove]

GUYS please stop using AI, here's some legitimate Somali art to support

Somali Dawn by Bob Ward
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Unknown Russian painter
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Somali Woman by Albert Weisgerber

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Unknown artists:

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Mashallah

 

[balanbalis]

Some digitial art (they are water marked)

 

[balanbalis]

Ancient Mogadishu Art:

By Joseph Feely

By unknown

Colonial Artists

Devishes

Stamp

Landscapes

 

[Rayaale]

https://www.instagram.com/4c_arts?igsh=Zjd5cGV1NzVocWlj

 

[balanbalis]

Somali Artist Aziz Osman

Sana Muhsin

Mudey Bashir Muktar

Abdikadir awes (too beautiful to not include)

Imago Mundi Collection

imagomundicollection.org

Sana Ashraf

Lois Mailou Jones (African American artist) I think they referenced the image of the top two scouted (in mogadishu) potential actors in the early 1900s

The Lovers (Somali Friends)

Lois Mailou Jones

www.nga.gov

 

[Taintedlove]

Somali Artist Aziz Osman

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Sana Muhsin
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Mudey Bashir Muktar

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Abdikadir awes (too beautiful to not include)

Imago Mundi Collection

imagomundicollection.org

Sana Ashraf
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Lois Mailou Jones (African American artist) I think they referenced the image of the top two scouted (in mogadishu) potential actors in the early 1900s

The Lovers (Somali Friends)

Lois Mailou Jones

www.nga.gov

I love how that tree (I don't know what type it is) is a common theme in these art pieces. Seeing pictures of Somalis praying, dancing or even sleeping under it makes me feel so happy and warm inside

 

[balanbalis]

I love how that tree (I don't know what type it is) is a common theme in these art pieces. Seeing pictures of Somalis praying, dancing or even sleeping under it makes me feel so happy and warm inside

It's a type of acacia common in arid climates

I know Somali elders would sit around the tree during meetings, most notably used in issa xeer

 

[cunug3aad]

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I know this is a reference to an artpiece holup Called the Lantern bearers by maxfield parish this guy is a cool artist

 

[balanbalis]

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I know this is a reference to an artpiece holup Called the Lantern bearers by maxfield parish this guy is a cool artist
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Yess I believe that piece was from a series of painting and movie references, 4nine2 is an amazing artist!

 

[kamek]

Thanks for sharing! They’re all beautiful.

 

[Burqad]

Half of these are Ajanebis and another quarter are dayuth-sporia

 

[balanbalis]

Half of these are Ajanebis and another quarter are dayuth-sporia

They're art of Somalis or by Somalis and a much better alternative to the environment-destroying AI art I see people promote. If someone wants to see Somali art, it'd be better if they interacted with genuine ones