Historical
In
the art of the cave paintings that were made by the Homo sapiens,
they created objects with different styles of shapes and figures.
According to (www.infoplease.com)
“In
most Paleolithic caves animal figures (mainly horses, bison, cattle,
and hinds) predominate, suggesting that the art may have had ritual
significance related to hunting; there are few group or hunting
scenes, however, and human figures are extremely rare. Drawn with
vitality and the elegance of great simplicity, the animals are the
masterworks of prehistoric art and are of an accuracy that provides
invaluable evidence to paleozoologists. The Lascaux cave was closed
when the paintings began to deteriorate. Some of Lascaux's painted
rooms show no signs of human habitation and may have been used for
ritual. Engravings on soft stone, bone, and ivory, as well as low
reliefs and a few freestanding sculptures, have been found in or near
many of these caves.” The animal art in the cave paintings are the
main master pieces of the paleolithic artwork. The paint was made
from dirt or charcoal mixed with spit or animal fat. They would use
their fingers,
sticks, and pads of fur or moss; daubing; dotting; sketching with
coloured materials and charcoal; and spray painting through hollow
bone or by mouth to make the art.
This
man on the left is Spraying red ocher and water mixture through a
hollow fox leg bone to create a negative handprint on a
stone outcropping above camp at the 2002 Rattlesnake Rendezvous. On
the right is the result after he sprayed his left hand.
Contemporary
Alison Dearborn is an artist that is living in Colorado, but was born and raised in Vermont. Her art is inspired by the cave paintings of Chauvet and Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain and also African rock art. Her art is originally based off of Paleolithic art that was dated to 30,000-40,000 year ago. With thick layers of acrylic medium, she first carves her images into the canvas, then once dry, adds colour to the texture using vibrant earth tones. Other artists tend to use this method of creating art but Alison Deerborn's art is based off the paleolithic style.
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| Mystic Passage by Alison Dearborn |
mystic passage image here
dearborn info here
cave technique image here
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