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t. n. e. m. e. v. o. ……and visual storytelling. M. The Chauvet cave is the earliest known site of prehistoric cave paintings in Europe. The images date from 30,000 – 28,000 BCE. Chauvet Cave paintings Vallon-Pont-d ’ Arc, Ardèche, France ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone.
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t n e m e v o ……and visual storytelling M
The Chauvet cave is the earliest known site of prehistoric cave paintings in Europe. The images date from 30,000 – 28,000 BCE.
Chauvet Cave paintings Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Ardèche, France ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone
Sassetta “Meeting of stanthony and stpaul”, 1440 Linear Narrative: Depicts the passage of time in a single image Repeating figures: Having the same figure more than once in a composition creates the illusion of movement, and also a suggestion of time lapse, as well. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/great-works/sassetta-the-meeting-of-st-anthony-abbot-and-st-paul-the-hermit-c1440-795360.html
Repeating an element (like costume or specific color) will make it clear to the viewer that we are looking at one individual repeated. Alex Katz
Eduard Muybridge Horse in Motion 1878
Our knowledge of how the world works allows us to ‘see’ movement as it happens. Bayeux Tapestry excerpt
Exaggerated poses help contribute to the effectiveness of movement Picasso, Guernica
Exaggerated gestures allow the viewer to ‘feel’ the movement as well as see it Robert Longo, From Men in Cities
Visual Fragmentation: one object or person broken into several moving parts. GiacomoBalla, Dog on Leash
FUturisn Futurism: a 20thc Italian movement celebrating ideas associated w/ the future: speed, industry, youth, etc. What suggests this sculpture is moving? Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
Optical Movement: The movement of our eyes through a piece. Peter Paul Reubens
How might composition be utilized to suggest movement? How does an illusion of movement vs/ a suggestion of stabilty change the ‘read’ of an image? Raphael, Madonna and Child vs. Rubens, Prometheus
Kerry James Marshall "RHYTHM MASTR," preparatory drawing, 1999-2000 Photocopy of ink drawing, and design marker on paper, 17 x 11 inches