ART 104 Lecture 3: Art History 104 - Lecture 3
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Against the background of a new climate, improved living conditions and consequent patterns of behaviour, mesolithic art gives human figures more space, shows more observation and more narrative in its paintings. It also travels from caves to outdoor areas in numerous locations in. Europe, asia, africa, australasia and the americas, owing to the warmer weather. Mesolithic artworks include the bushman rock paintings in south africa"s. Waterberg area, the bhimbetka rock shelters paintings in india, and the. It also includes more 3-d sculptures, including free standing sculpture and bas- reliefs. Examples of the latter include the anthropomorphic figures uncovered in. Nevali cori and g bekli tepe near urfa in east asia minor, and the statues of lepenski vir in serbia (e. g. , the fish god). Many examples of portable mesolithic art include bracelets, painted pebbles and decorative paintings on practical artifacts, as well as ancient pottery from the. Romanian sculpture "thinker from cernavoda" is one of the greatest works of.
