Reviving the African art and Culture Through Exploration of Indigenous Concepts in Painting

Abstract

There is this impression made by the white (colonial masters) that the art and culture of the African man is
fetish and primitive. This has culminated into driving the focus of the African artist towards the white man’s
art, idea, concept, theme and vision in a bid not to earn primitivity and be accepted allover the world
thereby throwing the artist into colonial expressionistic bondage and as well relegating the African art and
culture; making it unexhibitable and unacceptable outside our domain. This paper therefore, is focusing on
adopting indigenous themes, ideas, vision, structure and mission in paintings to revive and promote the
rich African art and culture particularly Nigeria that has sometime been relegated and lost in our pockets
due to crave for colonial acceptance.