Animal Art : The Art Of Animals In Art

The first thing to note is the overall composition of the painting. First and foremost it is a landscape painting. The colors are very monochrome; the space is stretched to reveal a depth to the painting that the eye cannot capture; and there is stillness to the art that embraces nature and serenity of life. In the right-hand corner of the painting there is calligraphy. The calligraphy lacks the precision, but is very clear in its form, much like the depiction within the painting

The painting shows man and nature in harmony. A clear sign that he focused mostly on drawing is the geometric forms used in the painting. He used very calm tonality to give it the calmness. His artwork and brushwork are very fluid and focused. This painting has no historical meaning because this painting was after his transition from historical to landscape. Instead of telling a story it is supposed to evoke a calm mood. The golden light contributes to its peacefulness. Now that I have explained both paintings individually, in the following paragraph I will talk about their differences and what makes them different.

Throughout history, art has changed and transformed dramatically as empires have fallen and new civilizations have formed. There have been many different forms of art and extremely different tastes of art based on which civilization you decide to focus on. According to this opinion, out of all the different types of art, “the highest form of art is realism.” The writer then claims how many civilizations have undergone intellectual and creative declines when creating unrealistic art. This, of course, is simply an opinion, but the the thoughts and ideas of this writers bring up many intriguing questions about art and how society perceives art.

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The Paintings of motifs in Lascaux and Altamira cave are most design of animals; deer, horses, cow and bulls, bison. Lascaux and Altamira are famous for its painting and modeling clay. Lascaux’s painting has been carefully designed to convey some kind of story. Lascaux has so many designs of animals more often than the example of human figures. Most design of animals is Bulls, because it chamber is called as “Hall of the Bulls.” Lascaux has some 2000 images as about 900 of animals. It is sometime referred as “The Sistine Chapel of Prehistory” Those artworks are believed has been discovery around 12,500

The last time I ever visited The Philadelphia Art Museum was in the sixth grade. At the time, I did not care much for art nor appreciated it. I was ignorant to how beautiful and meaningful art actually is. Most importantly, I never recognized the talented artists within the museum. However, as I grew older I became more interested with art. I wanted to learn the different principles, techniques, and methods on how to create art. Taking art classes throughout high school and now college, has made me find a new value and love for art. Art is truly a treasure.

The strongest evidence known to support early art in France came from the Cro-Magnon man, who lived approximately 35,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon man decorated everyday objects, made statuettes, and crafted jewelry (Neal 12). Though these works of art seem simple, prehistoric man was also capable of creating stone structures called menhirs and dolmens. Menhirs “were upright stones of great size that were placed in circles, semicircles, or alignments” (Neal 13) while dolmens were connected to burials and death. While these artifacts reveal pieces of French history, the cave paintings at Lascaux

Historians who have studied the paintings at Lascaux “hypothesize that paint was applied with brushing,

Today, we live in homes and write history on paper with a pen, but that wasn’t always the case. Fifteen-hundred years ago, people lived in caves in France. Later, when these caves were discovered, there was proof found that people were living in these caves. This proof has become a prehistory artifact. People have found these caves in France with paintings on the walls. These paintings could have been drawn for multiple reasons, for example what they have seen, what has taken place, and a message to someone who might be after them. The caves at Lascaux had drawings of people and animals. “Archeologist speculate artists created the animal images to guarantee a successful hunt”, wrote Carol Strickland (4). This is an interesting observation and theory, because the textbook claimed there were multiple animal paintings found. During this time, there weren’t factories making ink pens or pencils and sharpeners. Without having these types of supplies, they were forced to make man-made

Let’s learn more about how the scientists and historians at Lascaux are preserving the artwork through three main sources:

To survive a tragedy such as the Holocaust, one must leave all morals behind and release the animal within them. In novels Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman, and Night, by Elie Wiesel, both authors use literary devices to exemplify animalistic attributes found within the story. Elie Wiesel uses animal imagery to describe the characters in the novel, Night as opposed to Spiegelman, who uses animal metaphor to represent characters in the graphic novel, Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began. Both novels have their unique ways of symbolizing animals, however, Night is much more effective than its counterpart, Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began. In Night, Elie Wiesel utilizes animal imagery to convey the theme

The pieces The Medicine Man by Cyrus Dallin, Manjushri on a Lion by Unknown and Untitled from Terminal Series by Larry Bell are have some sort of relation to animals. Both The Medicine Man and Manjushri on a Lion have an animal within the sculpture as but the Untitled from Terminal Series relates to animals slightly different.

In France and Spain Paleoartists rendered imagery which imitated their natural surroundings in the grottos of Chauvet and Altamira. An understanding of physical form rendered in profile view assist in the assertion of natural value of the animals characteristics. In the Chamber of the Lions, the Paleoartist’s painting technique is displayed as they dragged sticks (acting as extensions of their own limbs) across the wall of the grotto- in some places a single stroke lasts up to six feet and illustrates a spectacular display of the animal kingdom, thirty thousand years ago. An otherwise monochromatic color scheme, portions of the cave are interrupted by bold displays of red amongst varying tones of black and white. Local availability of pigment

The meaning of a unadorned sculpture that one passes by on a routine bases, can end up having a much more monumental and deep meaning than what an individual may have discerned. Untitled is just one example of the multiple pieces of artwork that stands tall throughout the Lewis and Clark Community College campus. A strong representation of many different feelings is given off to the buildings, its surroundings, and the students and faculty that walk among it. Each physical characteristic comes together to design the horse and can be analyzed to have meanings like recognition, nobility, and guidance.

For countless years, animals and humans have always competed for survival on this earth; however, in doing so, the coexistence has created a symbiotic relationship. Because animals were utilized for their meat, skin, fiber, and bones, humans also included animals in their culture, religion, and stories. As long as humans and animals coexist, then so will animals in art. As domesticated animals arose, such as dogs and cats, humans began to view animals not only as a resource or subject of a story, but as companions. Throughout the years, this dependency upon animals for survival and companionship bled into the culture of humans. Thus, whether it is for tools, clothing, religion, or entertainment, animals will always be in art.