This dissertation was written as part of the MA in Art, Law and Economy at the
International Hellenic University under the supervision of Prof. K. Odendahl. In this
thesis I am trying to combine my knowledge regarding art and art history, specifically
the Modern European Art, with my passion and academic interest for Cultural
Anthropology, by exploring the Art and the culture of indigenous African tribes and
their influences in the European Art of the early 20s.
At the same time prompted by the African Cultural heritage, its significance and its
contribution to the development and nascence of the Modern Art I give the
guidelines for its International Legal Protection in the second chapter. In the third
chapter after recognising the strong connection of arts and culture to the evolution,
prosperity and survival of a civilization, I am dirrecting the attention to the caliber of
Cultural Rights worldwide but whithin the African Region as well.
Culture is alive, it experiences, it changes, it can formulate civilizations, can adapt
and through the learning process is capable of transforming societies, impinge on
art, politics and even the economy of an ethnos.
African Cultural Heritage is the living proof of that theory. It managed to infiltrate to
the European lifestyle, inspire the greatest artists of the time, such as Picasso and
Matisse, and impact their artistic production while creating what today we know as
Modern Art.
Culture, and Cultural Heritage need to be protected and persevered even today,
when the dangers of its dissapearance, decay, change and neglet are disguised in the
form of globalization. If culture is so powerful, why don’t we want more cultures?
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A way to establish and undergird the existance of cultures is to make sure that none
of them is forgotten by implement stronger, stricter and more diverse International
Laws that not only respect and promote culture but, find ways to educate and
reinforce International cooperation.
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