Art is the most abstruse and
complex creation of human society. It requires far-flung imagination and
boundless creativity. A lot of people refer art as the sole way to
transcendence because an artist can make a blank piece of paper into something
monumental. The skills of an artist are beyond the materialism of the world, in
other words art is priceless.
In the ancient timeline of the
world when humans were just discovering their own habitat, certain events and
things did not make sense to our race. So, to explain it in details they
started drawing the possible figures on stones and walls. Since then art has
been an essential part of our life. Art has lot of forms and different
backgrounds for their existence. One form of art got famous after the early 18th
century. African- American art is known all around the world and with talented
artists like John Holyfield, Charles Bibbs and Frank
Morrison the crafts created by the black artists have been displayed
throughout the world.
Before the civil war in the
United States of America, African American people were slaves. They were forced
to make various crafts such as blankets, pottery and silver pieces etc. This
hectic schedule slowly developed their skill as artists. Many of the slave
owners allowed African American slaves to sell artifacts created during their
free period in order to buy freedom from their masters. Some of the Masters,
who were sensitive, arranged private tutoring in art for the slaves to excel in
the field. This became the provenance of
the African American art.
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center of visible existence
The period of 1861-1865 witnessed
a civil war in America. Seven states
from the south declared secession from American and declared themselves as the
confederate states of America. Influencing many other states, a dispute slowly
turned into a war between the confederate and the union (the states which did
not declare secession). The work lasted for four long years leaving thousands of
people dead from both sides. The sole reason for the war was the abolishment of
slavery in America. After the end of civil war, the slavery system was
eradicated and African Americans were given proper civil rights. This opened
the gates for all the black artists to show case their artistic value to the
world. The paintings from many black artists got attention in Europe and many
other parts of the world.
