Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Reasons why
- The top and bottom lines on the building are not parallel because of the viewers point of view and perspective.
- Although in reality the boat in the foreground would be much smaller than the sailing ship, it is painted larger to show distance.
- I think the artist set a biblical story in a roman ruin with a contemporary harbor maybe to show time passing, a mixture of time periods to show how the world is ever changing.
Friday, September 4, 2015
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams Film Guide
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams Film Guide
When and where was the cave discovered?
The cave was discovered in Southern France in 1994.
Why was a door installed into the opening of the cave?
A steel door was installed into the opening of the cave, to preserve the climate on the inside, and keep all the the cave paintings intact
Where were the red spots discovered and how were they made?
The red spots were discovered by the opening of the cave, and were made with the palm of a human hand.
What was the first proof that the drawings were not forgeries?
There was a growth of graphite, that usually takes thousands of years to accumulate, covering some of the paintings.
Why did the scientist believe that the artist created the bison with eight legs? What other possible reason do you think that this might have been done? Scientists believed that the artists created bison with eight legs because it gave the illusion of movement against the light of the torches. I think that another possibility of the artist drawing eight legs could be a representation of many bison grouped together in a herd, and not being able to distinguish between bodies and legs.
What possible landmark was near the cave?
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Why did the filmmakers think that there might have been dancing in the cave? When the filmmakers noticed how their shadows moved on the cave walls, it resembled that of dancing. They thought the people in the cave, thousands of years ago, might have played around discovered it the same way.
What does the presence of bones indicate?
All the bones the scientists found were animal bones, which means animals were the only ones to live in the cave. Humans only used the cave for paintings, and possibly ceremonies.
How did they know that one person created the red dots in different parts of the cave?
They knew the red dots were created by one human, because he had a crooked pinky that showed up on all the dots the same way.
What animal is combined with a woman?
A drawing was found of the bottom of a woman combined with the top of a bison.
What was discovered in 2008? What material was it created from?
A statue of a woman, created from mammoth tusk.
What was most significant about this cave to you?
The attention to detail that these ancient artists paid. When I used to think of cave drawings I only thought of the simplest and child like designs of everyday items, but the thought of movement, and relationship to other animals and even humans, that you can see in the drawings is something I thought would have been a technique beyond their time.
When and where was the cave discovered?
The cave was discovered in Southern France in 1994.
Why was a door installed into the opening of the cave?
A steel door was installed into the opening of the cave, to preserve the climate on the inside, and keep all the the cave paintings intact
Where were the red spots discovered and how were they made?
The red spots were discovered by the opening of the cave, and were made with the palm of a human hand.
What was the first proof that the drawings were not forgeries?
There was a growth of graphite, that usually takes thousands of years to accumulate, covering some of the paintings.
Why did the scientist believe that the artist created the bison with eight legs? What other possible reason do you think that this might have been done? Scientists believed that the artists created bison with eight legs because it gave the illusion of movement against the light of the torches. I think that another possibility of the artist drawing eight legs could be a representation of many bison grouped together in a herd, and not being able to distinguish between bodies and legs.
What possible landmark was near the cave?
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Why did the filmmakers think that there might have been dancing in the cave? When the filmmakers noticed how their shadows moved on the cave walls, it resembled that of dancing. They thought the people in the cave, thousands of years ago, might have played around discovered it the same way.
What does the presence of bones indicate?
All the bones the scientists found were animal bones, which means animals were the only ones to live in the cave. Humans only used the cave for paintings, and possibly ceremonies.
How did they know that one person created the red dots in different parts of the cave?
They knew the red dots were created by one human, because he had a crooked pinky that showed up on all the dots the same way.
What animal is combined with a woman?
A drawing was found of the bottom of a woman combined with the top of a bison.
What was discovered in 2008? What material was it created from?
A statue of a woman, created from mammoth tusk.
What was most significant about this cave to you?
The attention to detail that these ancient artists paid. When I used to think of cave drawings I only thought of the simplest and child like designs of everyday items, but the thought of movement, and relationship to other animals and even humans, that you can see in the drawings is something I thought would have been a technique beyond their time.
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