Ishaka dance - Burundi Acrylic Print
by Gloria Ssali
Product Details
Ishaka dance - Burundi acrylic print by Gloria Ssali. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
Design Details
• Ishaka:Generally, the dancers perform within the circle of spectators/singers. They dance in pairs, particularly the young girls and women.... more
Ships Within
3 - 4 business days
Additional Products
Acrylic Print Tags
Drawing Tags
Comments (23)
Artist's Description
• Ishaka:Generally, the dancers perform within the circle of spectators/singers. They dance in pairs, particularly the young girls and women. Traditionally, the female dances were danced within the rugo (enclosure) or its immediate surrounding area; the men's dances were danced for the king, for a chief or during important public meetings.
• The dances referred to above, like Burundian dancing in general, do not have the sensual movements found within the dances of certain other African regions.
• The number of dances common to both Hutu and Tutsi seems high. The authors of the article observe certain specific regional aspects which we describe here:
o the umuyebe dance in the Imbo region and its neighbouring Mirwa: miming dance reserved for men;
o the ihunja (female) and imisambi (also female, imitates the movements of the crowned crane, after which it is named) and amayaya (male or female, nonchalant) dances, all from the Kirimiro region in the centre of the coun...
About Gloria Ssali
Welcome to my gallery! Born into a family fascinated by the sciences both natural and conventional I was led by a kind and inspirational mother and a wonderful father to lean toward the sciences in life. I have been on an artistic journey from my youth, when first shown the delights of art and clay at GCSE, then after a period of absence found an local adult workshop where I was reintroduced to working in ceramics and also where I made my first venture into making my currently available pottery items.I am a naive artist . I love to look at the world as it is not how it should be. I was encouraged to enjoy art and its very nature individualism and its challenges to see and then create what has not been done before. The newness of...
$94.00
Gloria Ssali
thank you Marcia
Marcia Colelli
Very beautiful image with great style. Lovely work. L/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you Svitozar
Svitozar Nenyuk
Brilliant, very beautiful art! L/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Ana
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
So fabulously you captured the dance movement and rhythm in this excellent work, Gloria. Marvelous blue tone and exquisite drawing. f,l
Gloria Ssali
thank you so much Dee for your kind comment and support !! So glad you like my work!!
Dee Broughton
This is beautiful! I'm so happy to have discovered your art!
Gloria Ssali
thank you Lenore
Lenore Senior
Spectacular work, another vote and a pin.
Gloria Ssali
thank you Karol
Karol Livote
Wonderfully done, Gloria....wonderful movement!! F&V
Gloria Ssali
thank you Therese
Therese Alcorn
Wow! I'm loving your dance series, Gloria!! You've managed to capture such wonderful movement!V/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you Giupponi much appreciated
Gloria Ssali
thank you Dean much appreciated
Dean Harte
Gloria, your 'blue period' is just as amazing as your black-and-white works. excellent, big V/F
Gloria Ssali
thank you Ana thank you Xueling
Xueling Zou
You really captured the graceful movement wonderfully in your drawing, Gloria! Love it!! Many thanks for your nice feedback on my "A Group of Zebras", I really appreciate it!!
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Wow ! This is simply amazing..... great fav....... Ana
Gloria Ssali
thank you Lenore
Lenore Senior
The lines say it all! Fabulous! Fave.