Discover African art and design created by African and Caribbean artists pushing the Black narrative — Muse Origins

Black Collage by Thais Silva

Black Collage by Thais Silva

Collage artist, Thais Silva, uses a mixture of technology and black culture to create afrofuturistic worlds.

ArtAdiya AtulukuJuly 18, 2021Black collage, Collage artist, Collage art, Collage artwork, brazilian artist, Thais silva black collage, Afrofuturism, Afrofuturism art, Afrofuturistic art, african art, african artwork, African contemporary artist, african contemporary art, contemporary african artComment

Decolonizing Imagination

Decolonizing Imagination

Ghanaian artist, Nana Opoku, a.k.a. Afroscope, reimagines the future in his striking takes on Afrofuturism

ArtAdiya AtulukuJuly 14, 2021Nana Opoku artist, African digital artist, African digital art, African contemporary artist, African contemporary art, Contemporary african art, african art, Afroscope art, Afroscope artist, Afrofuturism, Afrofuturism art, Afrofuturistic artComment

Yellow Yemisi's Everyday Women

Yellow Yemisi's Everyday Women

Nigerian illustrator, Yellow Yemisi, brings everyday mundane activities by women to life

ArtAdiya AtulukuJuly 10, 2021Yemisi Williams art, Yellow Yemisi art, African contemporary artist, African contemporary art, Contemporary African art, Nigerian art, Nigerian artist, Nigerian illustrator, Art about women, African art, African artworkComment

Christella Bijou's African Women

Christella Bijou's African Women

Rwandan illustrator, Christella Bijou, gives us an explosive celebration of African women in each artwork

ArtAdiya AtulukuJuly 6, 2021African artist, African illustrator, Rwandan artist, Rwandan illustrator, Art about womenComment

Community by Moustapha Oumarou

Community by Moustapha Oumarou

Cameroonian artist, Moustapha Baidi Oumarou gives us good vibes in multicolour with his works

ArtAdiya AtulukuJuly 2, 2021Moustapha Baidi Oumarou art, Moustapha Baidi Oumarou artworks, Artists from cameroon, Moustapha Baidi Oumarou on afikarisComment

Jade Purple Brown Colour Bursts

Jade Purple Brown Colour Bursts

Burst of colour by artist, Jade Purple Brown, as she illustrates positivity

ArtAdiya AtulukuJune 28, 2021Jade Purple Brown, Colourful illustrations by Black women, Black illustrators, Black female illustratorsComment

The Fantastical World of the Sky Sage

The Fantastical World of the Sky Sage

The Sky Sage novel, book one of the Sage Chronicles, pulls you into a fantastical world of Afrofuturism

CultureAdiya AtulukuJune 24, 2021Sageland Chronicles, Sky Sage, Sky Sage chronicles, Afrofuturism, African culture in books, African fantasy book, Obinna Ofor Sky Sage, William Moore Sky Sage, Sky Sage novel, African fantasy novel, African fantasy fiction, African fiction, Nigerian fiction Comments

Mercellina Akpojotor's Empowerment

Mercellina Akpojotor's Empowerment

Marcellina Akpojotor uses painting, collages and Ankara to tell a powerful story about empowerment

ArtAdiya AtulukuJune 20, 2021Marcellina Akpojotor, Marcellina Akpojotor artist, Sustainable art, Environmental art, Environmental art in Nigeria, Art about female empowerment, Art about educationComment

Collins Obijiaku's Portrait Stories

Collins Obijiaku's Portrait Stories

Nigerian artist, Collins Obijiaku, shows that a seemingly simple portrait can tell a beautiful story

ArtAdiya AtulukuJune 16, 2021Collins Obijiaku, Collins Obijiaku art, Nigerian artist Collins Obijiaku, Nigerian artist, Art from Nigeria, African artist, African portrait art Comments

Temi Coker and His Joyful Posters

Temi Coker and His Joyful Posters

Nigerian-American photographer and graphic designer, Temi Coker, brings us colorful joy with his posters

DesignAdiya AtulukuJune 12, 2021Poster design, Temi Coker, Temi Coker photographer, Temi Coker design, Temi Coker posters, Temi Coker a poster a dayComment

Womanhood with Uréchi Oguguo

Womanhood with Uréchi Oguguo

Illustrator, Uréchi Oguguo, talks about womanhood, confidence and beauty in her colorful illustrations

ArtAdiya AtulukuJune 8, 2021Urechi Oguguo, Urechi Oguguo illustrator, Nigerian artist, nigerian pop art, Nigerian illustrator, African art, Art about women, Black female artists, Black female illustratorsComment

Yellow Yemisi's African Portriats

Yellow Yemisi's African Portriats

Nigerian illustrator, Yellow Yemisi, sets herself apart with her compelling portraits of googly-eyed Africans

ArtAdiya AtulukuJune 4, 2021Yellow Yemisi, Yemis Williams, Yemisi Williams art, Yemisi William Art, African illustrator, Nigerian illustrator, African art, African artistComment