Find art gallery Hartmann of the wooden statue of the mask with a ritual background to hand-crafted sculptures and figures, these pearls of Indonesian and African tribal art at the art gallery of Hartmann. Handmade unique spiritual symbolic are an expression of the history and culture of this people! The spirits and ancestors live thousands of Islands, inhabited by millions of humans and spirits. Unfathomable and deep as the jungle the animistic nature worship in Indonesian art finds its expression. And although about 88 percent of the population are Muslims and the rest Christians, Hindus and Buddhists, the spirit and the religion of the ancients shape until today the daily life in Indonesia. Tribal art tradition in the arts and crafts many peoples, many roots. The animistic tradition of tribal art lives on in the modern Indonesia and the contemporary artists are no exception.
In her sculptures, masks and figures, they honor the ancestors, the spirits and gods. The West and the Indonesian art caution! In the nineties The Western flavor has discovered the Indonesian tribal art and the vitality inherent in the sculptures and masks for years of the last century. Since then, collectors and art lovers succumb the archaic charm and fascination of Indonesian art from all over the world. Unfortunately that has lured also forgers from the building and only renowned dealers provide security at the time of purchase. Robert Hartmann art gallery Hartmann