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| − | '''Painting''' as an [[art]] form is known to have been practiced all over the world since | + | '''Painting''' as an [[art]] form is known to have been practiced all over the world since ancient times, with fine examples of cave paintings claimed to be ancient<ref>The dating of cave paintings is often done by dating material found near the paintings, which has obvious defects as a measure of the age of the painting itself.</ref> being discovered in Lascaux and the Ardèche Valley in [[France]] which demonstrate the conscious use of skill and creative imagination: "They are not stick figures or squiggles. Lines are clear and filled with tints. The animals are vibrant. By utilizing cave features, some of the renderings even have perspective."<ref>[http://www.beyondbooks.com/art11/2.asp ''Painting before 1300'']. History of Painting. BeyondBooks.com. 14 May 2008</ref> These paintings were made using [[pigment]]s inherent in variously coloured earths and powdered rock applied directly to the cave walls and usually depict [[animal]]s, although there are also some human figures. Some claim that the oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France. They are very simply engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and depict a collection of [[horse]]s, [[rhinoceros]], [[lion]]s, [[buffalo]], and [[mammoth]]. |
It is said that the oldest paint in America was found in a cave in [[Baja California]]. <ref> [http://www.elmundo.es/2002/12/12/ciencia/1292233.html Descubierta en una cueva de México la pintura rupestre más antigua de América] In Spanish. </ref> | It is said that the oldest paint in America was found in a cave in [[Baja California]]. <ref> [http://www.elmundo.es/2002/12/12/ciencia/1292233.html Descubierta en una cueva de México la pintura rupestre más antigua de América] In Spanish. </ref> | ||
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Painting as an art form is known to have been practiced all over the world since ancient times, with fine examples of cave paintings claimed to be ancient[1] being discovered in Lascaux and the Ardèche Valley in France which demonstrate the conscious use of skill and creative imagination: "They are not stick figures or squiggles. Lines are clear and filled with tints. The animals are vibrant. By utilizing cave features, some of the renderings even have perspective."[2] These paintings were made using pigments inherent in variously coloured earths and powdered rock applied directly to the cave walls and usually depict animals, although there are also some human figures. Some claim that the oldest known paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France. They are very simply engraved and painted using red ochre and black pigment and depict a collection of horses, rhinoceros, lions, buffalo, and mammoth.
It is said that the oldest paint in America was found in a cave in Baja California. [3]
References
- ↑ The dating of cave paintings is often done by dating material found near the paintings, which has obvious defects as a measure of the age of the painting itself.
- ↑ Painting before 1300. History of Painting. BeyondBooks.com. 14 May 2008
- ↑ Descubierta en una cueva de México la pintura rupestre más antigua de América In Spanish.