African art, the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry.

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa’s Arts, the National Museum of African Art’s most recent, large-scale presentation of its collection, is the first to offer broad thematic connections between …

From the ornate cave paintings of South Africa's Cederberg Mountains to the abstract masks of myriad regional traditions, African art incorporates an extraordinary array of objects, materials, …

2023年10月11日 · African art encompasses the vast and diverse artistic expressions of the African continent, stretching from ancient rock paintings in the Sahara to contemporary …

2021年8月26日 · Many of us do not know where to begin with African art – this article will give an overview of African art, social and religious contexts, characteristics, and some of the …

The museum’s collection of nearly 12,000 African art objects represents nearly every area of the continent of Africa and contains a variety of media and art forms—textiles, photography, …

The inclusion of contemporary art throughout the galleries highlights the continuing vibrancy and relevance of art in and about Africa, both by artists living on the continent and those of African …

“African Art” as a term, therefore, usually refers mainly to the art of Sub-Saharan Africa. The artistic trends and periods of the Mediterranean coast of Africa, or the art of the Islamic and …

African arts, the visual, performing, and literary arts of native Africa, particularly those of sub-Saharan Africa. The African arts are treated in a number of articles; see African literature; …

2023年5月2日 · Archaeologists have found remains of ancient African art dating back tens of thousands of years. Below are some examples of the earliest art found in ancient Africa. …