Art

Animals have a huge influence in art throughout history and have

been represented in many ways. Some representations have been very

realistic with much detail while other depictions seem to tell a myth

with their sketchy pictures. Various forms of art have conveyed ideas

and concepts of animal’s behavior and their importance to the culture

from generation to generation. Animal artwork has been used as a tool

make the connection between various cultures and time periods. It is

also depicts historical and symbolic meanings. Many cultures have

claimed there is a link between animals and supernatural forces which

has control over the natural world and the destiny of the human

population. In some cases they were thought of as agents to the great

Cave paintings are the earliest known example of human art

dating 40,000 to 8,000 BCE. The paintings mainly feature the various

animals running, eating, or sleeping. Some contain a few humans,

geometrical shapes and some hand prints. The artists used permanent

surfaces like ceilings, floors, rocks, and caves as their canvas.

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It’s apperance and

envolved into a lion’s body and the wings of an eagle with a woman’s

head. The Greeks were

inspired

from the past, which created a new and original period. ”

Different cultures grab on to different attributes to construct very

different mytologies, but all cultures have integrated a close

observation of the animal kingdom into their artistic style.

The frieze at the Parthenon shows the battle between the Lapiths and

the

Centaurs. The bird’s ability to fly makes it a natural symbol to

the flight of the human soul, but sometimes the connection is less

obvious. The valuable information was passed to others

through the details of his artwork. Andre Leroi-Gourhan feels, “By this route alone, thoughts

of these men who are the only people anywhere in the world, at any

epoch, to have sheltered their works of art in the dank depths of

caves. Stockstad detects, “What should be a grueling tug-of-war

between man and beast appears instead as an athletic ballet…. The painters gathered a great deal of information

about

finding food, and which foods were safe to eat or not, by closely

observing the animals. The tradition of the sphinx

combined the idea of the lion, the king of beasts with that of the

divine ruler, symbolize the union of the intellectual and physical

powers incarnated into the pharaoh. ack, yellow, red, and brown were utilized to display the

various animals. However there has also been

evidence “that the animals used most frequently for food were not the

ones traditionally portrayed in cave art. The Ibis was widley associated with

the sacred to the moon god Aah, and the god Thoth, who were often

depicted with an ibis’s head. Reasearchers have divided the animals into three major

groups. ”

Egyptians and animals together symbolize many mysterious and

magical powers.

Common topics in this essay:
Ages Animals, Sphinx Giza, Greek Roman, Gomribrich Greek, Scranton Greek, God Goddesses, King Ay, Andre Leroi-Gourhan, Centaurs Stockstad, HW Janson, various forms, art throughout, egyptian art, various animals, death afterlife, throughout history,

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