Cuthy Mede

Cuthy Mede

Cuthy Mede is a Malawian artist.[1] Lonely Planet said "possibly the best-known [Malawian] artist is Cuthy Mede – he is also actively involved in the development and promotion of Malawian art within the country and around the world."[2]One author said "If during the Banda regime, Mede seemed obsessed by different western styles, in the new era he is possessed by the nude."[3]He has also contributed to the art of making Nyau masks.[4]

References

  1. ^ Else, David (1 February 2001). Malawi. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781864500950. http://books.google.com/books?id=UxYxAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Murphy, Alan; Luckham, Nana; Simmonds, Nicola (1 March 2010). Zambia and Malawi. Lonely Planet. p. 47. ISBN 9781741794335. http://books.google.com/books?id=gUWt-fnLkyMC&pg=PA47. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  3. ^ Wasi. Writers and Artists Services International. 1 January 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=bHEqAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  4. ^ Aguilar, Laurel Birch de (1996). Inscribing the mask: interpretation of Nyau masks and ritual performance among the Chewa of central Malawi. University Press. p. 12. ISBN 9783727810640. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z0KAAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 


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