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* Emphasis on sculpture: African artists tend to favor three-dimensional artworks over two-dimensional works.

Even many African paintings or cloth works were meant to be experienced three-dimensionally.

House paintings are often seen as a continuous design wrapped around a house, forcing the viewer to walk around the work to experience it fully ; while decorated cloths are worn as decorative or ceremonial garments, transforming the wearer into a living sculpture.

Distinct from the static form of traditional Western sculpture African art displays animation, a readiness to move.