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African Art
Throughout history, painters have been influenced by being exposed to artifacts and art of other cultures. African tribal art has played an influential role in the history of European Art. The unique characteristics have inspired many 19th and 20th century painters to infuse their work with a primitive almost mystical power. European avant-garde painters were influenced by prehistoric rock paintings, ancient rituals, ceremonial masks, sacred sites, ceremonial costumes and mythical creation stories. The Cubist period, founded by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, was the most heavily influenced Western art movement by African Tribal art.
Early African art, from 7000 BC,
is comparable to European Neolithic art.
Prehistoric African imagery includes wild game, carnivorous animals,
zoomorphic creatures, stylized demonic like figures and hunters
involved in complex maneuvers. These paintings and carvings are highly
sophisticated and beautiful.
Later African art suggests a sophisticated and complex society, rivaling European culture. Southern Africans were creating magnificent terracotta figurines and wood ivory carving. Early metallurgist were employing sophisticated casting techniques as early as the first and second century AD.
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