Visual Art: Drawing of culturist elements in space




 Ralph Camp

Dr. Harris

ENGL2016-44378

3 December 2024

Visual Art: Drawing of culturist elements in space

I will be doing a drawing of a black man from the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa.

He will be wearing Kente clothing and futuristic headgear. It will be his shoulders up and

the background will be outer space. My primary source will be “Wild Seed” because the

novel explores themes related to African heritage, traditions, and history. My drawing will

include some aspects Afrofuturism by blending African culture with futuristic ideas. The

idea behind this is to show how African traditions can be reimagined in a future world,

where technology and culture work together. By the background being space, I want to

highlight the limitless potential of the African diaspora in a future where their cultural

identity remains strong, even as they move into new and unexplored territories. This piece

will be a visual exploration of how the past, present, and future can connect through

Afrofuturism, celebrating both heritage and progress.

My drawing is supposed to illustrate the cultural and the futuristic aspects from the

Kente cloth represents deep cultural roots, tradition, and history, while the futuristic

headgear symbolizes innovation, technology, and the building of the future. With those two

elements and the space background is supposed to tell the story of the Akan people of

Ghana still carrying their culture with them as they proceed into the future. The Kente cloth

I will be using will be one of there patterns they use to represent unity, growth, spirituality,

and ancestral connections. All these elements together in the visual art is supposed to

show the viewers the growth of strength and empowerment of the Akan people and the

culture that they still carry with them. The deeper meaning that I hope people can get out of

it is how is related to Afrofuturism and can shed light on Akan peoples’ culture.


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