While African art is one of the most all-encompassing and non-definitive art forms in the world, there remain some aspects of it that have been common denominators throughout the continent and over extended spans of time. These characteristics signify the artists’ priorities, ideals and values, as well as that of the society that has moulded him or her. The first characteristic that occurs in most … Continue reading Characteristics Of African Art

During the early 1900s, the aesthetics of traditional African sculpture became a powerful influence among European artists who formed an avant-garde in the development of modern art. In France, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and their School of Paris friends blended the highly stylized treatment of the human figure in African sculptures with painting styles derived from the post-Impressionist works ofCézanne and Gauguin. The resulting pictorial … Continue reading African Influences in Modern Art