Artwork Traditional South African Art

A broad museological category for the traditional art of sub saharan africa this category brings together the diverse material culture including everything from sculpture to textiles to everyday items of hundreds of disparate groups across africa.

Artwork traditional south african art. South african art has always taken on the unique flavour of the country from the 4 000 year old cave paintings of the san bushmen the richest collection of rock art in africa to the homegrown conceptual art movement that sprang up as apartheid came to an end in the 1990s. For more general explorations of media see individual media articles e g painting sculpture pottery and textile for a discussion of the characteristics functions and forms of masks see mask. 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. South african art has always taken on the unique flavour of the country from the 4 000 year old cave paintings of the san bushmen the richest collection of rock art in africa to the homegrown conceptual art movement that sprang up as apartheid came to an end in the 1990s.

Despite this diversity there are unifying artistic. Archaeologists have discovered two sets of art kits thought to be 100 000 years old at a cave in south africa. Fine arts association followed in 1902 by the south african society of artists a member of whom was pieter wenning 1873 1921. African art describes the modern and historical paintings sculptures installations and other visual culture from native or indigenous africans and the african continent the definition may also include the art of the african diasporas such as african american caribbean or art in south american societies inspired by african traditions.