ACMA01H3 Lecture 9: Lecture 9
9 Apr 2016
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The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. Circa 300 000- 10, 000 years ago. Middle palaeolithic, 300 000- 50 000 yeas ago. Venus figurines 22 000 - 35 000 y/a. Portrayal of animals, documentation of animal maturation processes. Cave of el castillo, spain 40 000 y/a. Cuevo de las manos (cave of the hands), argentina. Hand stencils are a truly ironic category of cave art because they appear to be such a clear and obvious connection between us and the people of the palaeolithic. 3/4 of handprints in ancient cave art were left by women, study finds. Beginnings of modern behaviours and complex languages. Art as something textual: art communicates; works of art are often symbolic.
