African art
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| - | At the start of the twentieth century, artists like [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], [[Henri Matisse|Matisse]], [[Vincent Van Gogh]] and [[Amedeo Modigliani|Modigliani]] became aware of, and inspired by, African art. In a situation where the established avant garde was straining against the constraints imposed by serving the world of appearances, African Art demonstrated the power of supremely well organised forms; produced not only by responding to the faculty of sight, but also and often primarily, the faculty of imagination, emotion and mystical and religious experience. These artists saw in African Art a formal perfection and sophistication unified with phenomenal expressive power. The study of and response to African Art, by artists at the beginning of the twentieth century facilitated an explosion of interest in the abstraction, organisation and reorganisation of forms, and the exploration of emotional and psychological areas hitherto unseen in Western Art. By these means, the status of visual art was changed. Art ceased to be merely and primarily aesthetic, but became also a true medium for philosophic and intellectual discourse, and hence more truly and profoundly aesthetic than ever before. | + | *[[African art's influence on Western art]]{{GFDL}} |
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African art or material culture that originates from the continent of Africa. This article discusses primarily visual art; for information on African music, see Music of Africa.
Africa is of great variety. The arts of Africa constitute one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full of peoples, societies, and civilizations, each with a unique visual culture.
Despite this diversity, there are some unifying artistic themes when considering the totality of visual culture from the continent of Africa.
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