I wonder how they chose who got to do the painting? Did they have art contests, drawing in the sand, and the best artists got to do the cave stuff? And I wonder how many caves there are that haven’t been discovered? As for the animals they painted, maybe their spirituality was similar to that of the native Americans, animals played a large part in their myths, legends.
Hi, Chainsaw! Ha! Great question! I have no idea on that one. It may have been competitive as you suggest, but I think that before Social Media, Reality TV, Andy Warhol, etc, not everyone wanted to be a famous public persona. It may have come along with other social roles. Definitely, I'm just guessing though. As for animals, yes, whether or not it was "similar" to Native Americans in specific connections, IDK, likely not. But "similar" in the sense of being an integral part of their culture, yes, they could have been.
you should get to know artists. the good ones are often crazy. my brother is a schizophrenic artist who completes masterful paintings quickly (an hour on average). they just flow out of his fingers. since he works in ink, he can't make a mistake. i asked him once what happens if you make a mistake. he said simply ''i don't make mistakes''. so i am sure the community knew who these artists were and they got the job. van gogh was the same.
Hi, Rob! Apologies for taking 4 years to reply!!! OMG! I never saw your comment. Anyway... in case you never found out... the Timeline I made using a free piece of software called Freemind. You can get it here: freemind.sourceforge.net
I love this book and I haven't even finished it. I was turned onto David Lewis Williams to the book "how art made the world."
I wonder how they chose who got to do the painting? Did they have art contests, drawing in the sand, and the best artists got to do the cave stuff? And I wonder how many caves there are that haven’t been discovered? As for the animals they painted, maybe their spirituality was similar to that of the native Americans, animals played a large part in their myths, legends.
Hi, Chainsaw! Ha! Great question! I have no idea on that one. It may have been competitive as you suggest, but I think that before Social Media, Reality TV, Andy Warhol, etc, not everyone wanted to be a famous public persona. It may have come along with other social roles. Definitely, I'm just guessing though. As for animals, yes, whether or not it was "similar" to Native Americans in specific connections, IDK, likely not. But "similar" in the sense of being an integral part of their culture, yes, they could have been.
you should get to know artists. the good ones are often crazy. my brother is a schizophrenic artist who completes masterful paintings quickly (an hour on average). they just flow out of his fingers. since he works in ink, he can't make a mistake. i asked him once what happens if you make a mistake. he said simply ''i don't make mistakes''. so i am sure the community knew who these artists were and they got the job. van gogh was the same.
Thank you for. Sharing... PS.where did you get that timeline from? You made it?
Hi, Rob! Apologies for taking 4 years to reply!!! OMG! I never saw your comment. Anyway... in case you never found out... the Timeline I made using a free piece of software called Freemind. You can get it here: freemind.sourceforge.net