ARTH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chauvet Cave, Lascaux, Art Of The Upper Paleolithic
21 Sep 2016
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Paleolithic art was done during the ice age. Chauvet cave - vallon-pont-d" arc, ardeche gorge, france: lions and bison 30,000-28,000 bc, recess of the bears 30,000-28,000 bc. Lascaux cave art observational art; dordogne, france: chinese horse 15,000-13,000 bc, rhinoceros, wounded man, and bison 15,000-13,000 bc. Fugitives crossing the river - iraq/egypt different points of view. Statues were frontal and colorful and looked boxy; no airspace between arm and torso (to last a long time) Middle and lower class people look less stiff and more natural and realistic; also smaller. The ankh was the symbol of life and was thought to bring good luck when carried; flattened sandal. Egyptian art lasted for so long, unchanged because it supported the cultural need for stability. Great sphinx 2575-2465 bc: made up of leftover stones for pyramids, half lion, half person (pharaoh) Women pharaohs were portrayed as men (fake beards)
