Learning Journal

3/1/2024 Abstraction and STEAM

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Comparing African or Native American arts with Modernist artists reveals both similarities and differences. Many African and Native American art forms emphasize symbolism, storytelling, and spirituality, often integrating intricate patterns, bold colors, and geometric shapes. Artists like Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee, prominent figures in Modernism, were also fascinated by the symbolic and spiritual aspects of art. Kandinsky, for example, believed that colors and shapes could evoke emotions and spiritual experiences, much like how symbols in African or Native American art carry cultural and spiritual significance.

Moreover, both Modernist artists and African/Native American artisans experimented with abstraction.