Art History in Africa - an introduction to method (Art Ebook).pdf

Art History in Africa. An Introduction to Method
Longman Group Limited | 1984 | ISBN: 0582643686 | English | 252 pages | PDF | 25.1 MB

The history of African works of an is still in its infancy. This book provides a systematic method by which an historical understanding of African art can be achieved and uses numerous photographs and drawings of objects from the entire continent to illustrate the questions, findings and arguments raised. Professor Vansina considers the identification of an art object, its relation to its social matrix, the study of its medium and technique, its style and meaning and its relationship to other arts and to culture, as well as the creative process through which such objects come into being. The book places African art within an historical framework which explains how artistic changes have taken place.