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==Early Influences== |
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Revision as of 19:38, 25 November 2009
Early Influences
Art in the Caribbean reflects the cultural complexity of the region and its history of colonialism. Its rich indigenous heritage inherited from its original Amerindian communities, the constant movement of mainly European itinerant artists in an out of the region since the 1700s, and the presence of a strong African Diaspora culture as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, have all influenced its stylistic diversity. [1]
Contemporary trends
Today, consistent throughout most islands is the division between mainstream artist movements more closely related to European stylistic trends and often rooted in national development, and self-taught artists whose art works reflect ritual preoccupations related to spiritual movements such as Revivalism, Santeria and Vodou and less exposure to art movements abroad. More recently, contemporary artists influenced by post-modernism's concerns with identity have found ways to fuse both forms resulting in art that appear peculiarly unique to their Caribbean experience. Infinite Island (exh. cat.) [2]
References
- (1) http://www.petrinearcher.com/afro-caribbean-art-1914-present
- (2) http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/infinite_island/
- (3) Veerle Poupeye, Caribbean Art 1998
- (4) Infinite Island (exh. cat.) Brooklyn Museum, 2008