Lascaux

Creating art is one of the single defining factors that set humans apart from animal species. Through art, humans are able to express their innermost ideas and feelings, without having the difficulty of trying to find the correct words to accurately describe their thought processes. Works of art can help us to understand the people who have come before us. This is evidenced by the knowledge humans have discovered of prehistoric men and their symbolic cave paintings. The expression, style, and meaning

Since the beginning of time people have been in awe at the formation of civilization. Books have been written, articles have been published, and even Sid Meier created the video game Civilization surrounding this concept. In the game, players are tasked with not only establishing and maintaining a civilization but as well as determining the core values and characteristics of the civilization in question. The core values of civilization are the use of tools and technology for life enhancement,

Nonverbal communication has been the core of communication since cavemen still roamed the earth, one example being the “Hall of Bulls”. Psychologists believe vibrant color schemes and designs stimulate the mind, making images more appealing than the written word. Many others follow the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” in terms of images being the more superior form of communication. However, some believe the written word is best when receiving and understanding information. Although the

Nisa is very useful since she has more personal insight and experience on how the paleolithic women used to live. Evidence is that her family were hunter gatherers and when she left from “the bush” she started to learn what other people were like since she was only used to staying and waiting for her father to bring food. And she realized that people in the wider world are stingy. In her culture it is tradition for a wife and husband to have sex. Nisa believed she was expected to have sex with Tashay

Dripping Vases and the Art of Storytelling On Tuesday, after the viewing of Katherine Liontas-Warren’s art collection, I received a phone call from my father, my great-aunt Lucille had passed away. It was in this frame of reference that I reflected on the exhibit of her work. Besides providing me with a means to contextualize my grief, her collection also conveys the means to explore the nature of storytelling and how it is a didactic tool. Her collection revolved around three main themes: the dripping

What is the cultural significance of visual art and architecture? Introduction Art has the ability to tell the stories of history, fashionable movements, spirituality and technology, therefore giving us insight into the lives of people without language barriers. This report recognizes the aspects responsible for making art culturally significant. When considering cultural significance the main features include aesthetic, historic, scientific and social value for the past, present or future generations

Does art still reflect humanity? Visual language is a lens through which we categorise and interpret visual information in order to understand the world, society and the human condition. The process of reading the visual world relies on the assumption that the images and symbols in art can have inherent meaning. Visual literacy is based on an accumulation of knowledge that develops a repertoire of symbolic representations. Historical and cultural references and images can be viewed as a library

construction which wasn’t revolutionized during the industrial revolution. The only constant throughout all the aforementioned advancements is the use of scaffolding, from ancient times where sockets in the walls around the Paleolithic cave paintings at Lascaux, the Berlin Foundry Cup depicts scaffolding in ancient Greece (early 5th century BC), the ancient Egyptians, Nubians and Chinese are also recorded as having used scaffolding-like structures to build tall buildings. Early scaffolding was made of wood

| Art History MidtermStudy online at quizlet.com/_8m0yq | 1. | A Classical colonnade around a building or courtyard is called a | | peristyle | 2. | A half-column attached to a wall is called a/an | | Engaged column | 3. | A plain or decorated slab on a Doric frieze which alternates with the triglyphs is called the | | Metopes | 4. | A series or row of columns usually spanned by lintels is called a/an: | | Colonnade

Expressive arts therapy is the use of art modalities, creative process, and aesthetic experience in a therapeutic context. It is a therapy of the imagination (McNiff, 1992). Effective communication is an essential element in therapeutic relationships and, although verbal language is the most conventional means of conveying information, other forms can convey just as much as words. The arts are an alternative form of communication that has recently received recognition for their value in therapeutic