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Beringia

(4,316 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:35 PM Mar 2019

I wonder why the prehistoric men or women were such good artists

They seemed to capture the essence and spirit of the animal, with just an outline. Depictions that even Picasso would be envious of. Did they have designated artists?

A wonderful documentary about the Chauvet Cave in southern France, by Werner Herzog.

https://dalzelllance.caminonuevo.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=122262

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I wonder why the prehistoric men or women were such good artists (Original Post) Beringia Mar 2019 OP

There are some that even depict animation gtar100 Mar 2019 #1

Interesting Beringia Mar 2019 #2

Neanderthals couldn't draw but Homo sapiens could. It helped them visualize the hunt. Demit Mar 2019 #3

Thanks for the article Beringia Mar 2019 #5

Read an article that said they may have been done by autistic savants applegrove Mar 2019 #4

I read somewhere that the paintings were done on the bumpy wall and ceilings happyaccident Jun 2019 #6

gtar100

(4,192 posts)

1. There are some that even depict animation

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:52 PM

Mar 2019

Very talented artists.

Beringia

(4,316 posts)

2. Interesting

Reply to gtar100 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:04 PM

Mar 2019

Demit

(11,238 posts)

3. Neanderthals couldn't draw but Homo sapiens could. It helped them visualize the hunt.

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 03:09 PM

Mar 2019

You might be interested in this article about it...
https://qz.com/1205270/art-made-homo-sapiens-smarter-than-neanderthals-and-better-equipped-to-survive/

Beringia

(4,316 posts)

5. Thanks for the article

Reply to Demit (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 08:35 PM

Mar 2019

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

4. Read an article that said they may have been done by autistic savants

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 05:50 PM

Mar 2019

the details are so great. Back in village times everyone had a role to play.

happyaccident

(136 posts)

6. I read somewhere that the paintings were done on the bumpy wall and ceilings

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:21 PM

Jun 2019

When you use a single flame like a candle or lamp it creates a 3-d movement effect. they didn't see it for years because they only used much stronger modern lights that removed the shadows. maybe these animations are part of that.

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