Sumatraism is an avant-garde art movement created by Serbian writer Miloš Crnjanski. Crnjanski had set the principles of Sumatraism during World War I, and proclaimed it in his 1920 text Explanation of Sumatra.[1][2]
Crnjanski based Sumatraism under the influence of Expressionism and Futurism, introducing his vision of cosmic harmony. His concept included the most important topics of contemporary avant-garde art: primal force, the conflict between civilization and nature, and the hope for a new beginning.[2]
Суматраизам је поетски, филозофски, животни став који је Милош Црњански прокламовао у свом песничком фесту Објашњење "Суматре" (СКГ, 1920).
Influenced by Expressionism and Futurism, Crnjanski postulated already during World War I the principles of avant-garde program, for which he introduced the term Sumatraism in 1920. His concept covered the most important topoi of contemporary avant-garde art: primal force, the conflict between civilization and nature, and the hope for a new beginning. Sumatraism was based on a vision of cosmic harmony.