African-American artists have sought recognition of their various artistic endeavors for nearly 400 years in the New World.Slavery was a dehumanizing act that will always reside sadly in our personal history.The Afric...African-American artists have sought recognition of their various artistic endeavors for nearly 400 years in the New World.Slavery was a dehumanizing act that will always reside sadly in our personal history.The African slave trade played a large role in how society views AfricanAmericans artists and their art today.But,along with an early negative perception,we can see how the African Diaspora positively affected American art today.At first,these early artisans were exposed to European art forms,and they adapted these art forms to their own artworks.However,experimentation would eventually lead these artisans,artists,and crafts people to infuse their art forms with a mixture of West African,European,and American cultural ideas.展开更多
文摘African-American artists have sought recognition of their various artistic endeavors for nearly 400 years in the New World.Slavery was a dehumanizing act that will always reside sadly in our personal history.The African slave trade played a large role in how society views AfricanAmericans artists and their art today.But,along with an early negative perception,we can see how the African Diaspora positively affected American art today.At first,these early artisans were exposed to European art forms,and they adapted these art forms to their own artworks.However,experimentation would eventually lead these artisans,artists,and crafts people to infuse their art forms with a mixture of West African,European,and American cultural ideas.
