Inspiracje, imitacje i zapożyczenia ze sztuki prymitywnej przez artystów południowoafrykańskich w I połowie XX wieku

Abstract

The aim of the article is the presentation of the influence of African art at the beginning of the 20th century in South African. Primitivism and the awareness of Primitive Art have played a crucial role in the history and development of 20th century European and American Art, in a number of different ways, although the dynamics of how this happened are complex and varied. The purpose of this article is limited only to the presentation of the influence of indigenous Art from the African Continent and the socalled primitive or aboriginal art in the South African art tradition of European descent in the first half of the 20th century such as: Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, Irma Stern, Walter Battiss and Alexis Preller. All of them have started to utilize the African iconography in their own paintings and decided to borrow some typical stylistic elements and narratives from indigenous works of African Art.