Art as a Culture
- I think the cave artists were trying to tell a story with the paintings of all sorts of animals, like the aisle with all the bulls, the black horse, upside down bull and all sorts of other animals as well. Just like humans, animals tell a story all by themselves. They have so much history behind them so instead of having humans drawn throughout the caves, they drew animals to tell a story and history all by themselves. The aspect of the cave dwellers is just that they were very creative and they thought out of the box. They wanted people to know about there history and so drawing on these cave walls all over was a way for them to do so. Just like artists till this day, they are always trying to find different ways to create a painting that has a story behind it, whether it be on a street wall, a billboard, a canvas, there are many types of ways people are creating new art but still keeping the history from the cave dwellers behind the paintings they draw.
- Art in its art form is always different from one another; there is never a painting that’s the same. Artists are always trying to create new ways of painting, new ways of showing your story on a simple piece of paper and it all started with the cave dwellers and there paintings. They brought out painters throughout the world, embracing the cave dwellers art form and how they took it upon themselves to keep the art going.
- Photography is a way to communicate through your pictures, just like painting is a way to communicate without using words. It’s just a simple way that you can do anything and express yourself in any way you want through photography. I believe it benefits society because everyone can do it; it’s not something that’s hard to do or even learn. Photography has been around for a long time and has history as well with different types of cameras, settings, effects and much more. It’s very interesting and you can add your own touch to it to make it your own.
You say: "They wanted people to know about there history and so drawing on these cave walls all over was a way for them to do so."
ReplyDeleteDo you think these early humans had this concept of posterity? That is a relatively recent development that arose after the advent of a system of writing. I suggest that these images were for the purposes of more "here and now" issues, such as keeping records, teaching, tracking herds, etc, not so cultural anthropology students would some day write posts on their artwork!
Missing some of the sections from the quidelines (remaining functions?).
Is there a culture to the world of photography? Good discussion of its function.
I think your comment about the artists "creating a painting with a story behind it" is true especially of good artists in your highlighted art form of photography. A good picture tells a story. I liked you post.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting how you compared the cave paintings to modern day art on street walls. I suppose it's kind of similar, in the sense that both types of artists are using a similar medium, which are walls. Also, both forms are cultural expressions. Groups that "tag" on urban surfaces are showing off their own cultural identity and displaying the territory that their culture encapsulates. The cave paintings were cultural and showed the animals of their environment. Interesting comparison and great post.
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