Uli designs are characterized by swelling and tapering curves interspersed with angled lines and abstract motifs. [1] These designs are either stained onto the body or painted onto walls, and …

2013年3月16日 · These two groups of women – the classics or legends — and today’s Uli practitioners are symbols of connections that lead us all forward to the past. It is vital to …

2024年9月4日 · Unlike the Nsibidi symbols associated with male secret societies in Igbo culture, Uli motifs do not carry symbolic representation but are instead named for their visual …

This paper attempts to a draw parallel between traditional beliefs concerning certain animals among the Igbo of south-eastern Nigeria and motifs derived from indigenous Uli body and wall …

The emphasis of this paper is to identify the advantages in merging the use of Digital Arts and “Uli” Traditional Body Painting techniques/symbols in producing social awareness themed …

Uli compositions are often asymmetrical and frequently painted spontaneously. Except for uli on some shrine walls and those created in conjunction with some community rituals, these …

2024年5月25日 · The emphasis of this paper is to identify the advantages in merging the use of Digital Arts and “Uli” Traditional Body Painting techniques/symbols in producing social …

For centuries, Africa has been home to a multitude of societies with different cultural landscapes, social structures, and strongly defined aesthetic ideals. In the absence of the written word, …

For many in the South Eastern part of Nigeria, Digital Art is rapidly becoming the preferred medium to produce poster designs and digital paintings. With a mouse, appropriate software …

These symbols of expression are collectively called àdìǹkrá. There are related symbols of oral orientation that seem to play the same role as àdìǹkrá. In this paper, we explore the àdìǹkrá …