Assignment task:
Traditional styles of art in many parts of Africa is bound by specific cultural practices and beliefs that determine the modes and styles of expression. Every culture's art is influenced by their mythology and rituals and other elements of culture that signify their ethnic identity. African American artists in the twentieth century similarly used their art as an expression of their identity and culture. As African Americans evolved from identifying as Negro and Colored to Black and Afro-American, the styles and forms of visual art that were representative of their new identities also evolved as they saw themselves in new lights.