Martin puryear’s sculpture c. f.a. o. places emphasis on a large white area of the work that mimics a mask design of the tribe in gabon, west africa.

The answer is Fang Tribe. These people are a Central African ethnic group found in Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon. In lieu of about 85% of the total population of Equatorial Guinea, focused in the Rio Muni region, the Fang people are its biggest ethnic group. In other places, they are one of the most important and powerful ethnic groups.

lines and shapes are a part of the visual elements which can be played with and used to create a mood or feeling in a composition.

some of the other elements include the pattern, color, tone and texture. all these elements serve together as the construction blocks which are used by the artists to create artwork.

lines are used to form drawings and different shapes are formed when these lines are used in certain lengths or angles. so the artist can play with these elements of art to create and express different moods, thus conveying different  meanings.