AHI 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chauvet Cave, Cave Painting, Ahis
2 Oct 2018
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When examining prehistory objects formal analysis is the only possible approach. There is no context or documentation to support any hypothesis in meanings, any such thing would be a conjecture. Slide 1 (s. 1): animal facing left, broken piece of shale or rock. Importance: - portable because of size -the animal figure is in profile view. It iss a common convention that occurs during the prehistory times. S. 2: wonded bison ca 12,000-1,000 bce, spain, 5" long cave painting. [controversy over whether it was a fake or not, because the pigment is very vibrant, science says it"s real. ] Artist uses environment to give guide the shape of the bison, using the cave extrusions. Example of polychrome : more than one color. In this case red and black as part of the art. S. 3: bear : ca 30,000-28,000 bce, chauvet cave, france. Monochrome : one color scheme, in this case red. S. 4: aurochs, horses, rhino : 30,000-28,000 bce chauvet cave different area effect.
