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African Abstract Gallery Saidi Ray (acrylic on canvas )  |
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Artist:Saidi Ray Saidi Ray is a young up and coming artist recently married and relocated from Zanzibar to the mainland and the port of Dar es Salaam. His paintings are increasing in value in the art galleries around the port of Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast. Saidi studied art at the Nyumba ya Sanaa [House of Art] in Stone Town on the main island in the Zanzibar archipelago.To make an offer on this painting please email uswith the painting name artist and a reasonable offer How Much acrylic on canvas
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Saidi Ray says of his influences . . . "My paintings identify African Culture and Swahili tradition. I like to portray my people;I explain my peoples daily activities. I am inspired by African women,especially Swahili women when wearing a khanga;showing lots of beautiful colors."Said Ray 2010 |
Our Commitment. . ..
. . . is to promote African art,to raise the quality of the art and access to the artists. We are committed to setting up an initial support of self help groups in Tanzania and Zanzibar. We actively encourage our customers to take an interest in the people the background and the communities that has helped create the art they buy.