Arts
- Painting and Plastic Arts
Painting is without doubt the most dynamic of the fine arts in Cape Verde.
Kiki Lima is the most important figure, with his characteristic work of colour and movement. His many pictures are omnipresent, and in recognition of this he was adopted as the national painter. There are many more, such as Abraão Vicente, the Levy Lima brothers, the Figueira brothers, Mito or Nisa, who have enriched the range of Cape Verdean painting.
Some sculptors also stand out, such as Leão Lopes, Lurdes Vieira (ceramics), Albertino Silva (recycling) and many more.
Hélder Paz Monteiro, César Schofield Cardoso, Paulo Cabral, are some of the artists who have distinguished themselves in the area of photography.
Some progress has been made in the area of cinema in Cape Verde. The striking piece by Leão Lopes, Ilhéu de Contenda, based on the novel of the same name by Teixeira de Sousa, was filmed on the island of Fogo in 1964. More recently, Francisco Manso filmed two full length feature films on Cape Verde: O testamento do Sr. Napomuceno, based on the novel by Germano Almeida and A Ilha dos Escravos.
Marked characteristics of the Creole identity are also seen in tapestries, particularly in S. Vicente, from the hand of artists such as Bela Duarte and Manuel Figueira.
Painting is without doubt the most dynamic of the fine arts in Cape Verde.
Kiki Lima is the most important figure, with his characteristic work of colour and movement. His many pictures are omnipresent, and in recognition of this he was adopted as the national painter. There are many more, such as Abraão Vicente, the Levy Lima brothers, the Figueira brothers, Mito or Nisa, who have enriched the range of Cape Verdean painting.
Some sculptors also stand out, such as Leão Lopes, Lurdes Vieira (ceramics), Albertino Silva (recycling) and many more.
Hélder Paz Monteiro, César Schofield Cardoso, Paulo Cabral, are some of the artists who have distinguished themselves in the area of photography.
Some progress has been made in the area of cinema in Cape Verde. The striking piece by Leão Lopes, Ilhéu de Contenda, based on the novel of the same name by Teixeira de Sousa, was filmed on the island of Fogo in 1964. More recently, Francisco Manso filmed two full length feature films on Cape Verde: O testamento do Sr. Napomuceno, based on the novel by Germano Almeida and A Ilha dos Escravos.
Marked characteristics of the Creole identity are also seen in tapestries, particularly in S. Vicente, from the hand of artists such as Bela Duarte and Manuel Figueira.
