"Expresiones Ancestrales" 2020 by Lena del Sol Langaigne

This listing is for my painting titled “Expresiones Ancestrales” (“Ancestral Expressions”) from my bomba y plena series and recently completed in March ‘20. 

This piece was inspired by the fluidity and powerful storytelling element of dance. The musical tradition of bomba y plena has origins in West Africa and was brought to Puerto Rico in the early 17th century by West African slaves.

The songs and rhythms of bomba y plena were a form of spiritual and political expression to convey a sense of anger and sadness about their condition, while simultaneously serving as a form of healing and unity by using the art of dance to create community and identity. 

• Title: "Expresiones Ancestrales" (2020)

• Medium: Oil on linen I hand-stretched and mounted onto mdf board

• Size: 8” x 25” (framed), 6.5” x 24” (unframed)

• Arrives framed in a natural, pine floating frame and ready to hang

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• All original pieces are accompanied with a signed certificate of title, guaranteeing their provenance

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