Wk 4: Automatic Drawing

123 responses to “Wk 4: Automatic Drawing”

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   Jasmine Figueroa

   September 18, 2016

   i found the cave art to be very interesting due to the fact that art has always been with us throughout human history. Before watching this video, I assumed that the animals depicted in these famously known caves consisted of simply any animal these people saw, but now I am aware that it carries a much different meaning, seeing as the animals they ate weren’t the ones they depicted in their art even though these would be the ones they would more commonly come in contact with. It’s also interesting that the shaft leading to where many of the paintings where found was a natural source of carbon dioxide, which perhaps explains the alternate state of consciousness in which these paintings were created, and perhaps much of this community’s culture. “The Broken Man,” was also rather interesting considering that different versions of the same image have been found throughout different cultures and locations.

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   Adrian Munoz

   September 18, 2016

   Cave art is just amazing, not only because its preserved for many years, but also because it’s so darn beautiful. What I found the most intriguing is the painting of the bulls. The bulls most likely represented one of their most important spiritual animals. The colors and the way it was presented also reminded me of religious murals. What also seemed religious was the broken man and the idea of resurrection. It may represent the idea of the Christian Christ or many other forms of religious ceremonies. I personally have never been in a cave and even less a cave filled with history. Just the idea of seeing early forms of art is just so amazing, can’t wait to see it first hand. There’s that other thing of thinking the art has been altered or repainted in a form of preserving the art. Hopefully that’s not the case and see it first hand.

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   Andrew Nguyen

   September 18, 2016

   Andrew Nguyen
   This weeks discussion was definitely interesting. After watching the Mind in the Cave there was so much creative art within Lascaux, France. This piece was made about 16,000 years and a young boy discovered it. In addition, this was definitely inspiring because it was so large for the time it was created! The young boy who discovered it was Marcel Ravida. I think this art piece was interesting because the media was along the wall. In addition, I think the art pieces resembled maybe a ritual or something more. I think the figure transformed throughout time. I also liked how Professor Zucman made the connection between bird man and the movie the Matrix. I enjoyed this weeks discussion because it was historically significant.

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      miisstinatrn

      September 18, 2016

      Hey Andrew,

      It is definitely interesting to discover something that was created so long ago, it gives it a higher appreciation. Even though the piece was made 16,000 years ago, it is still intact today and the piece represent so much culture and history from that time. The cave drawing did not only give us insight onto what the people in that time were seeing and thinking, but it also gives us insight to what their possible beliefs and standards were. Although the human form did changed a little from then til now, it is still recognizable that it is a human form and that always seem to amaze me!

      -Tina Tran

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      Bryan Aparicio

      September 18, 2016

      Hey Andrew, it’s shocking to know that a 17-year-old man discover a 16,000-year-old piece of art. Just writing about it now still gives me the chills. It’s great how that piece still has great appreciation and represents a lot of culture and history that went on during that period. Although the figure did change throughout time, it is still great to know the foundation that was laid out 16,000 years ago up until now. The significance of this piece of what caught my attention and I’m sure the attention of others.

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   Melissa Rios

   September 18, 2016

   Melissa Rios

   When I hear the words cave art, my initial thought has always been about the paintings Native American’s and African’s did back in the past. To be completely honest, I never really thought there were any art caves in France. However, I was proven wrong this week. I thought this weeks art talk was extremely informative for individuals who don’t know a whole lot about the history of art. It’s amazing how a simple form of art was discovered in different places across the world. Art had the potential to bring many countries together. The art I found the most interesting was the art of the “Broken Man”. It makes me think of what could have lead an individual to draw something so rare. Individuals from the past typically drew the things they saw or experienced. So for an individual to draw what seemed like a bird in a mans body with a broken neck and an erection makes me wonder if they ever came across something that looked so similar. In addition, I also found the cave in Dordogne, France very interesting because it was filled with carbon monoxide. The caves that were exposed to carbon monoxide still had drawings, sketches and paintings. How can caves have art in them, yet be filled with carbon monoxide? It’s a mystery yet to be unsolved. Being that I got to learn a little bit about cave art, I hope I get the opportunity to go see one for myself one day. I think I’ll be interesting to see the early stages of how art began.

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   seewhychris

   September 18, 2016

   Christopher Yuen

   What fascinated me most about the Lascaux cave paintings were the Vision Quests. To come across the idea that people would send someone into a cave to be spiritually reborn is such a taboo idea to me, but to find out that it not only happened in one area of the world but multiple areas in the world is truly amazing. It makes me wonder if rituals similar to these still occur today, and if there is actually a change in persona of the vision quester. Learning about the Hall of Bulls and how they only painted animals they didn’t kill make me wonder about the type of animals they decide to eat. Why did they eat reindeers, but not bulls? Was there a symbolic or spiritual meaning behind those animals as well? These caves hold so much meaning and are gems to learn about, we can learn so much of our history and the origins of what beliefs our ancestors first began following.

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   klauduso

   September 18, 2016

   In the video, the professor mentioned about the two types of handprints, negative and positive. I did not understand what he meant by it until I went over the video again. Negative handprint is where they stencil their handprint, and positive is dipping a hand into paint which will leave an actual shape of hand on a wall. I stumbled upon an article on the National Geographic’s website about handprints in caves and how 24 out of 32 hands in caves were created by Women. The article also suggest that there are the possibilities that shamans were females in prehistoric times. Which was really interesting to me because usually in history classes, they would mention shaman being men who go through vision journeys. Overall, learning in the video about how cave art was made and the different types was eye opening a little bit. To see early art began with few different types of categories and now art can be anything we see or value.

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   http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/10/131008-women-handprints-oldest-neolithic-cave-art/

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      klauduso

      September 18, 2016

      -Tommy Duong

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   Abigail Manuel

   September 18, 2016

   This was a pretty interesting art history video. What stuck out to me the most when watching this video was the Hall of the Bulls. I ended up doing a little extra research about the Hall of the Bulls and saw pictures of the actual drawings on the walls. I thought it was so crazy how people were able to draw such detailed drawings of bulls without any previous art experience. Maybe I think this way just because I myself have been trying to draw since I was a kid, yet I still insist on sticking to stick figures. Regardless, I think this is a very interesting piece of art history, and part of me feels like I would like to visit this cave one day. I love the concept of the possibility that these figures could represent something so much deeper than the animals that these people have seen in the wild, but that the figures that are seen drawn onto the walls could very well be the beginnings of religions that still exist today.

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      laurajlockett

      September 18, 2016

      Laura Lockett

      Hey Abigail!
      I completely agree with you that the Hall of the Bulls was breathtaking to look at. The paintings were so detailed, something that personally i know i could not do. I was surprised to see how many were there and i was not expecting them to be so breathtaking. I am still wondering how they were able to create these images with such detail especially for the paintings that were on the ceilings or high up on the cave walls. I am with you on the fact that i cant push myself past the idea of stick figures.

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   laurajlockett

   September 18, 2016

   Laura Lockett (1pm)

   Wow, this video really shows you just how amazing art can be in our world. It doesn’t cross my mind often that painting has occurred for so long. Looking into this cave art, you think that these people had to be very creative to find ways to create all these images on the walls in the caves. In previous courses, I have learned about when a person put paint/paint like substances into their mouth and blows it out while their hand of a figure is against the wall to create their art. I think that this is absolutely fascinating. What interested me the most was the Hall of the Bulls. The paintings were so elaborate it blew my mind.I hope that i am able to visit some cave drawings at some point in my life because if they are this amazing in pictures they must be incredible to see in person.

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   miisstinatrn

   September 18, 2016

   Tina Tran

   From the video, the drawings on the cave walls from nearly 16,000 years ago are very interesting because they give night to what people are thinking and doing at that time, as well as how they were choosing to express themselves. I’ve looked up multiple cave drawings in another class of mine, and some of them exhibit an action point to them, such as the animals would be drawn with eight legs instead of four to give the illusion that the animal is actually running or moving. And there created a way that lead to the imagination of others to inspire what is animation and moving pictures today. From cave drawings, people are able to express so much of themselves and their surroundings that is so intriguing based on the limited supplies and knowledge of the people back then. Yet, it gave so much history and passage to people studying the subject today. Like many others, the painting of the bull stood out to me the most because it was an important element of their lives back then and the bull was seemed to be a spiritual animal. It could have been based on a something religious or simply a symbol of high statue.

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      yulitorres21

      September 19, 2016

      Yuliana Torres

      Hey Tina!
      I did not know that they duplicated animal body parts to envison the illusion of the animal running. I can actually imagine how that works. And just like you said, like many other the Hall of the Bulls was my favorite as well. I love how they worship their animals and paint them as an importance in their lives

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    Bryan Aparicio

    September 18, 2016

    The Mind in the Cave was an intriguing video about the art in Lascaux, France. The cave art is very old, from 16,000 years ago to specific which completely blows me away. To make it even more interesting was it being discovered by a 17 year old young man. Who would have though? Certainly not me. It’s crazy how a group of people created painting of bulls on the alls that even until today, are still easily recognized by other people. It’s motivating because of how Glenn puts it, you’re never too young for it. It makes me want to be ready for anything that will approach us.

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    yulitorres21

    September 18, 2016

    In the video, “The Mind in the Cave” was very interesting, the cave os located in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. In 1940, Marcel Ravidat discovered the Lasucauz cave paintings whose extraordinary colors of prehistoric animals have been sealed. I found the Hall of the Bulls the most fascinating to me. I love the idea of worshipping the animals that are not used as food but possibly taken care of and appreciated by their resources.It is amazing to me how the paintings still exist and have not faded away over time.

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       yulitorres21

       September 18, 2016

       Yuliana Torreas

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