مؤسسة الشرق الأوسط للنشر العلمي
عادةً ما يتم الرد في غضون خمس دقائق
This article examines how Ousmane Sow, a major figure in contemporary African sculpture, uses the theatricality of the body to construct a critical space that is simultaneously aesthetic, historical, and social. Through monumental works marked by powerful expressiveness, Sow stages bodies in tension, frozen in dramatic postures that convey narratives of struggle, dignity, and memory. The study explores how this staged corporeality becomes a sculptural language that challenges representations of the African body, deconstructs imaginaries inherited from colonization, and asserts an autonomous artistic identity. The article also highlights the artist’s technical innovations—particularly his use of composite materials and his emphasis on corporeal textures—which reinforce the expressive and narrative power of