What is prehistoric art?
Biblis| N° d'inventaire | 23739 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 347 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782271137128 |
The sudden emergence of images at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic, around 40,000 years ago, reveals the extraordinary cognitive abilities of early modern humans and raises the question of their origins and their cultural roots. Where do these symbolic behaviors come from? The emergence of art, even if it stems from a long maturation process that has left only imperceptible traces, is indeed a fairly brutal phenomenon on the scale of prehistory.
Images suddenly occupy human daily life. In caves or on objects, they express a new way of thinking about the world, of thinking about others, of organizing social and spiritual life, of situating oneself in relation to the living. These decorated objects, whose function and use often remain mysterious, these painted and engraved caves, are not simply works to be contemplated. They tell us about prehistoric men and societies, about the artists themselves.
They sometimes reveal its profound nature, identity, and intimacy. This book takes stock of what we know today about Paleolithic art in its chronological, cultural, and expressive diversity, and in the multiplicity of scientific approaches to which it is subject. Richly illustrated, it reveals the genesis of what is one of the most important human activities.
The sudden emergence of images at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic, around 40,000 years ago, reveals the extraordinary cognitive abilities of early modern humans and raises the question of their origins and their cultural roots. Where do these symbolic behaviors come from? The emergence of art, even if it stems from a long maturation process that has left only imperceptible traces, is indeed a fairly brutal phenomenon on the scale of prehistory.
Images suddenly occupy human daily life. In caves or on objects, they express a new way of thinking about the world, of thinking about others, of organizing social and spiritual life, of situating oneself in relation to the living. These decorated objects, whose function and use often remain mysterious, these painted and engraved caves, are not simply works to be contemplated. They tell us about prehistoric men and societies, about the artists themselves.
They sometimes reveal its profound nature, identity, and intimacy. This book takes stock of what we know today about Paleolithic art in its chronological, cultural, and expressive diversity, and in the multiplicity of scientific approaches to which it is subject. Richly illustrated, it reveals the genesis of what is one of the most important human activities.