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African Art
Throughout history, painters have been influenced by exposure to artifacts and art of other cultures. African tribal art as well as Japanese art has played an significant role in the development of European modern art movements. The raw power and mysterious beauty of artifacts from Africa have inspired numerous 19th and 20th century painters. European avant-garde painters were influenced and inspired 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 heavily influenced by African Tribal art.
Early African art, from 7000 BC,
is comparable to European Neolithic art.
Prehistoric African imagery includes wild game, carnivorous animals,
stylized demonic like figures and hunters involved in complex
maneuvers. There paintings and carvings were an expression and depiction
of early life on the savannah.
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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