Sculptures et formes d'Afrique. African sculptures and forms. Europe Their strangeness makes it particularly

Their strangeness makes it particularly difficult to interpret writings that are

as Western images created and shaped him

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but an incomplete reference (we have learned a lot since 1908) and often debatable insofar as

both a reference and a pleasure tool

Sculptures et formes d'Afrique. African sculptures and forms. Europe Their strangeness makes it particularlySince the end of the 19th century, artists have embraced African art as a source of inspiration, starting with Gauguin, followed by Picasso in 1906, then Matisse, the Surrealists, and many others up to the present day. Who can measure this impact, which constantly emerges in many ways? Each sculpture carries within it the memory of a people, a culture, an artistic tradition in an original conception of forms. West, Central, and East Africa each have