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Paleolithic Art ( Stone A ge ). . 32,000 to 11,000 years ago. 2 Main categories :. 1) Portable art : .Consist of figurines or decorated objects . Found in France, Spain, north Africa , Siberia . The Venus of Hohle Fels. 2) Stationary art:
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Paleolithic Art ( Stone Age ) . 32,000 to 11,000 years ago
2 Main categories : 1) Portable art : .Consist of figurines or decorated objects . Found in France, Spain, north Africa , Siberia The Venus of HohleFels 2) Stationary art: . manufactured from combinations of minerals, ochres, burnt bone meal and charcoal mixed into mediums of water, blood, animal fats and tree saps. . Outside caves ritualistic purpose . Inside caves Symbolism purpose
Outside cave Inside cave
How paintings were done ? • With fingers, sticks, and pads of fur or moss • Daubing, dotting, sketching with coloured materials and charcoal • Spray painting through hollow bone or by mouth.
Neolithic Art (New Age) . Roughly from 7000 to 3000 BC . Humans were settling down and began cultivating the lands . Technology advancement . 3 forms of mediums: statuary, painting and pottery (clay) ( Pottery was the prime medium of Neolithic art )
Pottery . Replace stone and wood utensils . Decorated with with triangles, spirals, wavy lines, and other geometric forms on its rough or polished surfaces
Statuary . Neolithic cultures, like Linearbandkeramic, Lengyel and Vinca, produced female and animal statues. Lengyel Vinca
Female Figurine • 22th-21th millenium BC • Mammoth ivory • H 4.2 cm • Malta settlement, Siberia
ChineseStorage Jar(c. 2200 B.C.)China, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Machang phase (c. 7000–2000 B.C.)Low-fired clay with iron oxide and manganese pigments
ChineseStorage Jar(c. 2500 B.C.)China, Gansu province, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Banshan phase (c. 2600–2300 B.C.)Low-fired earthenware painted with iron oxide and manganese pigments
Entrance Stone, NewgrangePassage Tomb,Boyne Valley, Ireland(3100 BC)
Entrance Stone, Newgrange Passage Tomb, Boyne Valley, Ireland (3100 BC)
Resources • http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric-art-timeline.htm • http://www.wisegeek.com/what-was-the-neolithic-period.htm • http://gigapan.org/gigapans/46668/