âEnjoy yourself, folks.â. Referring to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, Trump also complained that the US had 28,000 troops on the armistice line between North Korea and South Korea âto stop a maniacâ.
African art is multi-functional: it serves as a handmaiden of government, religion, and even economics. It also serves to entertain. West African masquerades, in particular, belie the generalization that in traditional African cultures there is no such thing as art for art's sake.he Art of the African Kingdoms. Art is universally a means of glorifying persons of rank. The presence of objects elaborately carved in such precious materials as gold, silver, or ivory usually indicates the presence of a ruling class, surplus wealth, and the wherewithal to employ specialized craftsmen.
The traditional art of Africa has had a great impact on modern art. In the early 1900's, European artists came into increased contact with the art of Africa. Artists such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse incorporated elements of African art into their works.n the midwestern part of what is now Nigeria, two ancient kingdoms existed, Ife ifÃ© And. Benin artists In ife ifÃ© were casting metal sculpture By.The. a'd. 1000 s archaeological evidence suggests that Artists in benin were casting metal as early as'the. 1300 s their earliest metal sculptures date from'the. 1400 s