In distant lands, where it is impossible without the Panama ..... Tinga Tinga Art

In the sun there is a rule:
It rays violence,
Stretches in the morning -
And on the ground the heat ....

Somewhere in the jungle on vines,
Somewhere on the south side
Live monkeys,
And giraffes, and elephants.

Where a silvery rivulet
Hippos sleeping sweetly,
painted birds
Rainbow colors flying.

Africa ...
Dreamland
Africa ...
Hot firmament,
Africa ...
Sweet bananas,
Because in Africa
Summer all year round!

Tinga Tinga paintings appeared in Tanzania 60 years of the twentieth century, the name given by the name of the founder of the direction - Edward Said Tingatinga. The first pictures were painted on cardboard, and before that - on the walls of houses. Initially, all the work was about the size of 60x60 cm, leading to what some sources Tingatinga referred to as "square painting." Daudi Tingatinga only son Eduardo, just like his father, is engaged in the art of Tinga Tinga.

For artists painting this inexhaustible source of creative inspiration - all the flora and fauna of Africa. This antelopes, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, lions, monkeys, elephants and other animals, as well as flowers, trees, birds and fish, especially the unusual coloring. Very popular motif of Mount Kilimanjaro in the background - the greatest in Africa, top, located in northeastern Tanzania.



Art Ting Ting transmits wildlife and culture of Africa and helps us to see the world as it is seen by children: joyful, colorful and bright.

by Maurice Prendergast paintings