Complex sentence: Sculptors eventually returned to more direct forms of expression, by means of for example the'direct carving method', impressionism and expressionism, sometimes influenced by the indigenous art of Africa and Oceania, that brought about a shock because of its directness and raw expression.
Split into simpler sentences: Sculptors eventually returned to more direct forms of expression, by means of for example the'direct carving method', impressionism and expressionism. This was sometimes influenced by the indigenous art of Africa and Oceania, which brought about a shock because of its directness and raw expression.