Art, Inculturation and Catholic Missions in Central Africa during the Mid-20th Century: Understanding the Sculpture of Gabriel Mashitolo from Kwango

20 世纪中叶中部非洲的艺术、本地化和天主教传教活动：了解宽戈加布里埃尔·马希托洛 (Gabriel Mashitolo) 的雕塑

• 批准号: 2398227
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of East Anglia
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2398227
• 关键词: Art; Inculturation; Catholic; Missions; Central

This research focuses on the transformation of African artistic practices in response to new forms of patronage associated with the Roman Catholic Church during the middle of the twentieth century, and in particular its developing doctrine of inculturation.Inculturation denoted an approach to missionary activity that attempted to enable Christianity to develop according to existing local practices. Partially this involved recruiting and developing a local clergy, but missionary patrons also encouraged local artists to use existing carving styles and techniques to produce work that depicted Christian subjects.Central to this research is the work of Gabriel Mashitolo, a named artist who worked under under Catholic patronage in Kwango, Democratic Republic of Congo between 1930 and 1950, and produced sculptures suggestive of inculturation for exhibitions in Europe.

这项研究的重点是非洲艺术实践的转变，以应对二十世纪中叶与罗马天主教会相关的新形式的赞助，特别是其不断发展的本土化教义。本土化是指一种传教活动的方法，试图使基督教能够根据现有的当地实践发展。这在一定程度上涉及招募和培养当地神职人员，但传教士赞助人也鼓励当地艺术家使用现有的雕刻风格和技术来创作描绘基督教主题的作品。这项研究的核心是加布里埃尔·马希托洛 (Gabriel Mashitolo) 的作品，他是一位知名艺术家，于 1930 年至 1950 年间在刚果民主共和国宽戈的天主教赞助下工作，并为欧洲的展览制作了暗示本土化的雕塑。