ACMA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chauvet Cave, Cave Painting, Techne
7 Apr 2016
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Example: cave of el castillo, spain (40,000 + years ago) Category of cave art that is obvious connection between us and the people of the. Women are widely in charge of the art. Beginnings of modern behaviours and complex languages. Are is something textual, it communicates, they are often symbolic. Techne as an imitation of nature, of human life and action (architecture, pottery, etc. ) Art is just an imitation of the real for plato it was the real that mattered. Plato asserts that art is essentially a lie. An artist"s role is to make us feel and empathize. Beauty as a transcendental property of god. Ordinary objects or actions are transformed, often within a specifically designated space. Combination of various materials produces an end product that acquires symbolic. Status of candidate for appreciation by some person acting on behalf of certain social institution (the art world) Semiotics: to some extent all art is symbolic.
