Prehistoric art - Nicola van Loggerenberg

It started with a mark on the wall. A mark on the wall made by a caveman with a knack for interior design.

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/07/scientists-think-cavemen-painted-while-high-on-hallucinogenic-drugs/

Cave paintings can be found all over the world, but are most common in the European countries like France and Spain. What is intriguing about a lot of the paintings are the advanced shading and colour techniques used (for caveman standard), and sometimes the depictions overall baffle even the most qualified of historians:) 

A lot of the recurring themes seen in the cave paintings are as followed:

- animals look realistic (not stick figures)

- contours of the walls are used to enhance overall painting

- the pictures overlap (could that suggest proportion or depth?)

- Focused mostly on animals (could we assume they did this to tally the animal populace)

Media used:

- mosses

- mat

- hair

- sticks :)

Colors and how they got them:

Brown, red, earthly colors- granulated rock pigments

Red, white- clay

White- bird poo💩

Black -charcoal

Yellow - granulated rock

Analysis

Name of artist: "Grunt"

Name of title: Bison

Date: C15000-12000 BC

Medium: coal, clays, bird poo

Content: bull with big chest and tiny legs

Elements

Line - can be used to define the bison drawing

Shading - defines the different parts of the bison eg, the underbelly

Colour - browns and blacks used to colour the bison

Texture - rock wall has added an element of texture

Shape - the shape of the bison is naturalistic and organic, tends to be bigger in the bust area and smaller in the back.

Space - no deep landscape in the background, not trying to create a sense of depth

BISON