Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts

Spotlight Wednesday | Nii Hylton

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Nii Hylton is a Ghanaian painter who left his home country to pursue a career in art in the year 2004. He studied Graphic Design and Painting at the Ghanatta College of Art and Design, and later went on to attend the Truman State University in Missouri, United States where he studied Visual Communication. Although Nii has been developing his craft in Black art paintings before leaving for the United state.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Painting, Sculpture

Spotlight Wednesday | Ghada Amer

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Ghada Amer is an Egyptian-born American painter, sculptor, illustrator, performer, garden designer, and installation artist. She went to United States at age 11 and had her education at Villa Arson, EPIAR Nice where she studied painting and  received her MFA in 1989, and the Institut des Hautes Etudes en Art Plastique in Paris. Her work explores  and expresses the submission of women to the tyranny of domestic life, the celebration of female sexuality and pleasure, the incomprehensibility of love, the foolishness of war and violence, and an overall quest for formal beauty.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Sculpture

Spotlight Wednesday | Kofi Setordji

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Kofi Setordji, an internationally renowned Ghanaian sculptor, painter and photographer is arguably the most outstanding contemporary Ghanaian artist of this generation with an abundance of expressions as varied as his eclectic style. Kofi has worked with almost every conceivable medium, genre and style, from his vintage, humane Black and White photography that capture the varnishing monumental colonial architectural skyline of Accra through the stills of moments of the sublime in various human activities, to portraits of ordinary people.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Exclusive Interviews, People & Culture

Meet Maya Penn | A 13 Year Old CEO of Maya's Ideas

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Maya Penn started her first company when she was 8 years old. She is an artist, animator, designer, philanthropist, environmentalist, and girls rights activist. She thinks deeply about how to be responsible both to her customers and to the planet. She shares her story — and some animations, and some designs, and some infectious energy — in this charming talk on Ted talk. [/dropcap]
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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts

Jewelry By Itoro Okon

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]The Itoro Okon Brand is an artistically crafted, uniquely designed jewelry line. [/dropcap]

They characterize pieces to embody style, elegance and the passion for the art of jewelry making. They create an elusive look to every piece, crafting not just another piece in your collection but  “THE” piece in your collection.

Their unique and artistic pieces never go unnoticed.

Each piece is specifically designed to embody a client’s personality and fashion style. From the inception of the design, to the assembly of Itoro’s  work into a purposeful and ornate pattern, each piece is a journey that tells a unique story.

Create. Imagine. Love it.

itoro collection 3

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Painting

Spotlight Wednesday | Chéri Samba

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Chéri Samba is one of those self taught painter through whom urban sign art was given international recognition. Chéri Samba is a billboard painter and a comic artist based in Kinshasa. He is the son of a blacksmith father and his mother a farmer who got his breakthrough from the exhibition Les Magiciens de la Terre ( Curator : Jean Hubert Martin) at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris in 1989. [/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts

Spotlight Wednesday | Noureddine Daifallah

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Noureddine Daifallah is a calligrapher and a teacher of fine arts in Marrakech, Morocco. He attended Marrakech School of Arts where he studied sculptor, although he had passion for painting. His works shows the fusion of contemporary art with traditional Arabic calligraphy which creates an interesting mix of his new and old works.[/dropcap]Continue reading

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Gift Items, Textiles

The Early Days of Bellafricana

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Hello Bella readers, it’s been such an interesting journey and I can’t wait to share the first few months. My name is Bukky Bello, the CEO of Bellafricana and I will like to share how Bellafricana started and the journey so far. I love all my Digest readers, so if you are reading this, you are part of the success so far. Happy Reading and have a Beautiful Week! [/dropcap]
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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts

Spotlight Wednesday | Sami Bentil

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”]Sami Bentil  is the son of United Nation diplomat of Fante ethnicity and he is popularly known as “Mr Conspirator”. He is a coloured blinded painter who pours his heart, passion and deepest conviction into his paintings, he is also an illustrator, photographer and a leading Pan-Africanist artist.[/dropcap]

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Bellafricana published in Arts & Crafts, Exclusive Interviews

Meet The Founder of Bayabs Accessories | Exclusive Interview

[dropcap custom_class=”normal”] Hello beautiful people. I bring to you a beautiful friend from Ghana. I haven’t met her just yet so I guess I should call her an e-friend. I have been stalking her instagram page for quite a while now and I really wanted to hear her story. She is creative, friendly and a mother of two adorable kids. She responded to my questions very eloquently and despite her busy schedule, she took out time to answer all my questions. Join me and let’s meet Yvonne Bakuri, the CEO of Bayabs accessories. [/dropcap]

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