In Colonial times it was self-evident that aspiring Africa artist were required to have a solid foundation in European styles of painting. Later it became apparent that for African artists, such knowledge and influences was actually having a negative and counter productive effect. Fortunately for Samba Cheri, his only influence of western art/culture was through magazines and cartoons and the graphic art featured in contemporary newspapers. It was through this medium that he began to develop his own style. In 1975 he graduated from simply drawing cartoons to putting paint …

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was born to a Jewish family in the pastoral countryside of Tuscany, Italy. In the summer of 1884, this Italian artist became the fourth child of Flaminio Modigliani and his wife, Eugenia Garsin.
It has been said that Amedeo’s birth may have actually saved the family from financial ruin. With his father’s money exchanging business left bankrupt, the bailiffs were ordered to seize any assets from the house. Italian law however states that it is forbidden to take the bed of a pregnant woman or those of …