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Creativity and Aesthetics: A Case of Women's Beaded Ornaments in the Kenyan Coast
(2013)Available literature on traditional African Art virtually ignores women's creative and aesthetic sensibilities in artistic production. When women's traditional African art is mentioned, focus is made within the crafts, ... -
‘Drawing with my Students’ – Development of Clothed Life Drawings among University Fine Art Students. Analysis of Selected Drawings by Second Year Students at Kenyatta University
(East African Nature & Science Organisation, 2021)Students of Fine Art are introduced to drawing in their first year and human figure drawing in their second year. It is presumed that they have already had some element of earlier exposure in other levels of prior studies. ... -
The Dynamics of Art and Craft Curriculum in Enhancing Child Growth and Development
(East African Nature & Science Organization, 2020)As the government of Kenya is geared towards achieving sustainable development goals and Kenya Big 4 Agenda, the Ministry of Education rolled out the new education system 2-6-3-3-3 dubbed “Competence Base Curriculum” whose ... -
Efficacies of 2-D Animation in Health and Security Communication
(Chemchemi International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015)Health is categorized as a security issue as its lack causes individuals to fall ill, be disabled or die. Being deficient of health can therefore disrupt entire populations, economies, and ... -
Generation and Interpretation of Sculptural Ideas in Large Scale Stone Sculptures Placed in Outdoor Public Spaces: An Analysis of the Stone Sculptures of Gerald Motondi Oroo.
(East African Nature & Science Organization, 2021)This paper presupposes that there is no artwork, in this case, large-scale outdoor sculptural work, that is undertaken without a defined ‘intent’; the extent and description of which depends on the individual artist and ... -
Play with Painting & Clay: A Re-Booth of Psychoanalysis Healing on a Child Affected By COVID-19
(East African Nature & Science Organisation, 2021)The world is awakening to the nursing of devastating COVID-19 pandemic effects that resulted in the closure of school among others. Children’s welfare, especially playing was obstructed due to COVID-19 pandemic ... -
The Role of Hyperrealism in Painted Portraiture –Engaging Culture: Analysis of Portraiture by Eddy Ochieng
(East African Nature and Science Organization, 2020)Portraiture remains one of the most fascinating genres of Art; it is engaging, intriguing and often, perhaps, a little controversial. Portraiture has been executed through the centuries in a variety of styles and media and ... -
Spirit possession among the Mijikenda
(Kenya Museum Society, 1989)The Mijikendal believe that illness results from possession by malevolent spirits. Pepo za mwiri, a "spirit of the body", manifests itself in various ailments such as malaria, whooping cough, arthritis and smallpox. Bodily ...
