Contemporary Ghanaian Art
Ghana and the Cultural Influence on Art Located along the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is a small, yet leading country in West Africa. Due to natural wealth agriculture, forestry, and fishing are foundations for many aspects of Ghanaian life, which has made them a popular subject matter in many different contemporary artworks. In rural areas where agriculture is the main economic activity, women have been responsible for farming as well as marketing goods, furthermore gender roles have played a large part in this rich culture and have been carried by tradition into modern years. Related to farming and a common subject matter in art, head-porting has been practiced by mostly women in order to carry goods to and from areas in Ghana. Although this practice has become an aesthetic for art, Kayayei (head-porters) undergo many hardships and challenges. Despite being rather unethical it is sometimes necessary for survival. W hile traditional art of Ghana consist mainly of textiles and wooden carv
