African Elements In The Works Of Modigliani

The African elements of modigliani’s painting art come from the drive of the art environment and his personal experience.The artistic style of ivory coast in Africa has brought about a turning point in its artistic creation.Modigliani,who takes figures as the theme,combined his own painting style with the reference of African wood carving to create art works with exotic styles.Modigliani’s process of artistic creation is of great inspiration and far-reaching significance to the current Chinese painting art.This paper is divided into four parts.The first part briefly summarizes the research status,purpose,significance and methods.The second part defines and explains the concept of African elements and analyzes and expounds the reasons why African art appears in modigliani’s artistic creation.The third part compares African wood carving with modigliani’s works with the method of image study and case analysis,verifying that modigliani’s painting is based on the transformation of African art.The fourth part,through the study of modigliani’s art creation process,reflects on the current development of Chinese art.