ART: WESTERN INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN CULTURE By Ruby O.Ogbiti

    "The eyes, mouth and nose take the exaggerated form of African masks and the forms these take are in semblance of the all too popular "selfie" pose of squinting one eye and sticking out the tongue which originated from America."




 The work is basically depicting western influence on African culture (society). The eyes, mouth and nose take the exaggerated form of African masks and the forms these take are in semblance of the all too popular "selfie" pose of squinting one eye and sticking out the tongue which originated from America.

     The colours fade from light to dark in the background to show that though some of these new adoptions and influences are beneficial, there is a dark side which lingers.

                                                                                                                                 Ogbiti .O. Ruby