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Pech-Merle
France
Paleolithic
France
Paleolithic
One of the earliest forms of art that we see comes from cavemen in the Paleolithic period. The humans of this era are known for the stone work and their cave paintings. Out of these paintings, Pech-Merle is one of the widest known. Carbon-dating has shown that the walls were painted in 23,000 to 22,000 BCE. Some people might find it hard to believe, but cavemen had unique and creative way at looking at the world. They used their natural surroundings to emphasize their own pieces of art. At Pech-Merle, there is a rock that is shaped like the head of a horse. This rock may have been the artist’s inspiration for creating a collage of horses. The Paleolithic artists also created a unique way to sign their work. They would leave something called a negative handprint. These negative handprints were created when the artist placed their hand on the wall and blew, or brushed, pigment (the pigment was made of red or yellow ocher mixed with water) around it. Once the hand was lifted, a shadowed handprint remained.
Paleolithic artists took a creative approach to their art. They were limited on their tools and technologies, so they looked to the natural world in order to create the most realistic pieces. The paintings at Pech-Merle demonstrate the creative ways that they used natural shapes to their own advantage. These paintings show a level of creativity that is necessary in the field of marine biology. Considering most of the work is done on or near the water, marine biologists are limited to the types of tools they can use. The must have technologies that are water proof in case it comes into contact with the water and to be able to withstand the extreme pressure of diving. They must also make the observation tools “blend in” with the environment so as not to frighten the fish. One example of this is creating observation equipment (remotely operated vehicles with cameras) that use red LED light so that the fish do not take as much notice (red light waves do not penetrate through the water). This means that they must also come up with creative methods to use the natural world. They must look at things in relative to how they can help advance their own studies, much like how the Paleolithic artists.
Paleolithic artists took a creative approach to their art. They were limited on their tools and technologies, so they looked to the natural world in order to create the most realistic pieces. The paintings at Pech-Merle demonstrate the creative ways that they used natural shapes to their own advantage. These paintings show a level of creativity that is necessary in the field of marine biology. Considering most of the work is done on or near the water, marine biologists are limited to the types of tools they can use. The must have technologies that are water proof in case it comes into contact with the water and to be able to withstand the extreme pressure of diving. They must also make the observation tools “blend in” with the environment so as not to frighten the fish. One example of this is creating observation equipment (remotely operated vehicles with cameras) that use red LED light so that the fish do not take as much notice (red light waves do not penetrate through the water). This means that they must also come up with creative methods to use the natural world. They must look at things in relative to how they can help advance their own studies, much like how the Paleolithic artists.