African art
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African art encompasses the diverse traditional and contemporary visual arts of the African continent, known for its stylized forms, symbolic abstraction, and profound influence on modern Western movements such as Cubism and Fauvism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African art canonical | 4 |
| African aesthetics | 1 |
| African masquerade traditions | 1 |
| Africanism in Western art | 1 |
| Ndebele art | 1 |
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
ⓘ
visual art tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ mythology ⓘ royal courts ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| displayedIn |
cultural institutions
ⓘ
galleries ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
art history
ⓘ
ethnography ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on symbolism
ⓘ
integration of art with daily life ⓘ oral tradition connections ⓘ regional diversity ⓘ ritual significance ⓘ spiritual significance ⓘ stylistic diversity ⓘ stylized forms ⓘ symbolic abstraction ⓘ use of bold colors ⓘ use of geometric patterns ⓘ use of natural materials ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
colonial collecting practices
ⓘ
issues of cultural appropriation ⓘ questions of restitution ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aesthetic enjoyment
ⓘ
didactic function ⓘ political symbolism ⓘ religious use ⓘ ritual use ⓘ social identity expression ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
architecture
ⓘ
body art ⓘ ceramics ⓘ jewelry ⓘ mask-making ⓘ metalwork ⓘ painting ⓘ performance-related objects ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
diasporic African art
ⓘ
modern African art ⓘ postcolonial African art ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
contemporary African art
ⓘ
traditional African art ⓘ |
| hasRegionalTradition |
Central African art
ⓘ
East African art ⓘ North African art ⓘ Southern African art ⓘ West African art ⓘ |
| includesForm |
ancestor figures
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beadwork ⓘ fetish figures ⓘ figurative sculpture ⓘ masks ⓘ pottery ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ rock art ⓘ royal regalia ⓘ textile patterns ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Western art
ⓘ
Cubism ⓘ European avant-garde art ⓘ Fauvism ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ
surface form:
German Expressionism
Modernism ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Amedeo Modigliani
ⓘ
André Derain ⓘ Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ⓘ Henri Matisse ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African diaspora art
ⓘ
African-American art ⓘ Afro-Brazilian art ⓘ Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
beads
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brass ⓘ bronze ⓘ clay ⓘ fiber ⓘ iron ⓘ ivory ⓘ leather ⓘ pigments ⓘ wood ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ndebele art
this entity surface form:
African aesthetics
this entity surface form:
Africanism in Western art
this entity surface form:
African masquerade traditions