Movement in Art

Movement - In art, movement may be actual or implied. Generally, it refers to the direction of lines, forms, or relation of colors that leads the eye over the composition. (Ralph L. Wickiser)

Out of Africa

Schematic Bushman wall painting at Nachikufu, Rhodesia.

Bushongo design of palm cloth strips applied onto plain palm cloth backing, Congo-Kinshasa.

Carved design on Dogon wooden door latch, Mali.

Common Zulu hide shield design, Republic of South Africa.

Bangba symbolic wall painting, Congo-Kinshasa

Fon carved altar slab, Dahomey.

Here are some beautiful and graphic designs of African origin. They sort of speak for themselves! Taken from a book published by Dover: African Designs from Traditional Sources by Geoffrey Williams( published in 1971)