Stylistic development of Tingatinga art

The main purpose of this study was to examine the stylistic development of Tingatinga art. The objectives of the study were to analyse the subject matter color scheme and size of the Early and Late Tingatinga painting style (ETPS and LTPS) and to find out similarities and differences between them. The Study was conducted in the centres of Tingatinga painters in Dar es Salaam. The researcher used instruments such as interview, observation and documentary review during data collection. The correspondents were interviewed in two main groups known as, The Early Tingatinga painting style, (ETPS and The Late Tingatinga Painting Style (LTPS) the findings of the study revealed that, the break-away group of Tingatinga painters developed personal styles quite different from those of the early painters taught by Tingatinga himself. It was also revealed that the decorative motifs in most of the late styles are increasingly becoming more sophisticated.