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African descent have produced a broad and impressive array of works that reflect an Africentric point of view within styles that are often tangential to the progression of the European-American visual art continuum. This has been true whether the artist worked on the African continent or in the far-flung African Diaspora. This group of artists should not be confused with their contemporaries who (justifiably) sought equality of opportunity in the mainstream progression of European-American art history. These Africentric artists went further: they found in the socio-political drama of the day and inducement to imbue and enrich their art with the tones and textures which were more closely aligned with the cultural heritage and evolution of a dispersed people clinging to the remnants of their ancestral past and awakening to the new realities and possibilities for expression. The research and experimentation of these artists has led to the development of a distinct international visual art style; I call it TRANSAFRICAN ART. 

"The appellation, TRANSAFRICAN, seems appropriate, since it infers 'across, throughout, beyond and thoroughly changing,' invoking, respectively, the Africentric basis, non-African influences, international scope and the dynamic nature of the style. In the grand tradition of historical African art, the blossomed TRANSAFRICAN style is basically (though certainly not universally) figurative, but with an expansive variety of approaches to the figural motif. Also, as in much traditional African art the exponents of TRANSAFRICAN art exhibit a