Art as a Culture
Lascaux Caves in France 1. Functions of Early Art: The cave artists were trying to express what they saw in the wild when they hunted. They likely had these images in there head based on the time of the year and would draw the different animals like horses, bison, deer, and aurochs. They likely did not draw people because they were focused on hunting and all the types of animals depicted were likely hunted. There have been theories of a spiritually meaning behind these paintings and if so then it would make sense to not draw as many people since they possibly believed this was a way of bringing a greater chance of getting a successful hunt. The painting could tell us that maybe they had a successful methods of hunting and gathering that led to them having the time and energy to focus on these paintings since it did require a good amount of effort due to the obstacles of drawing in a cave. These painting could also tell us that they might of had a spiritual aspects of there lives s...