#art, Pinturas rupestres – Cave Paintings

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Al encontrar estas preciosidades en las cuevas de Europa, supimos que el hombre se expresaba a través del arte desde los más remotos tiempos de la historia. La pintura parietal también incluye los petroglifos que no necesariamente implica que tienen que ser todas prehistóricas. Hay algunas, como las de la cueva de Gabarnmung, (Australia) que se supone que tienen mas de 28 000 años, y otras más recientes, posiblemente del siglo pasado.

Se piensa que las más antiguas fueron realizadas hace más de 44 000 años y se encuentran tanto en la región franco-cantábrica de Europa occidental como en las cuevas de Leang-Leang (Sulawesi, Indonesia). Estas pinturas rupestres son de las plantas de la mano del artista y formas geométricas simples; los ejemplos indiscutibles más antiguos de pinturas rupestres figurativas son algo más jóvenes, con una antigüedad cercana a los 35 000 años. La pintura rupestre más antigua de todas, datada según el método del urano-torio, que indica que fue hecha hace mas de 64 mil años, fue encontrada el la cueva de Maltravieso, Cáceres.

Para mi es como ver un museo paleolítico que muestra que el arte siempre fue patrimonio de la humanidad.

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Upon finding these treasures in the caves of Europe, as well as in other parts of the world, we knew that man had expressed himself through art since the earliest times in pre-history. Cave painting also includes petroglyphs, which do not necessarily have to be all prehistoric. There are some, like those from the Gabarnmung cave (Australia), which are believed to be over 28,000 years old, and others that are more recent, possibly from the last century.

It is believed that the oldest ones were made more than 44,000 years ago and are found both in the Franco-Cantabrian region of Western Europe and in the Leang-Leang caves (Sulawesi, Indonesia). These rock paintings consist of the handprints of the artist and simple geometric shapes; the undisputed oldest examples of figurative rock paintings are somewhat younger, with an age close to 35,000 years. The oldest rock painting of all, dated using the uranium-thorium method, which indicates it was made more than 64,000 years ago, was found in the Maltravieso cave in Cáceres.

For me, it is like visiting a Paleolithic museum that shows that art has always been the heritage of humanity.

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  1. I fully agree that art has always been the heritage of mankind.

    It is true that certain animals, like the bower bird, seem to have artistic tendencies. These are not, in my opinion, a product of evolution. Instead, like the artistic tendencies in man, I think they reflect the hand of God.

    The beauty in the natural world (beauty which often inspires art) is not an accident. God could as easily have created an ugly world. It is we who have made it so. But through art we express the spirit He placed within us, something that makes us human.

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    1. I totally agree Anna. God is the Creator and the artist and there is nothing more beautiful than God’s creation.

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  2. Avatar de janetsm janetsm dice:

    It is somehow reassuring and comforting to know that people have been creating art since the beginning of human history.

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    1. For sure Janet, and we will until the end of our history as pilgrims on this Earth. All the best to you!

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