"Trad" Art

[paleoman]

#5408

Isn’t it something we all had a great grandpa/ma that survived the times! I try to imagine the reality of those times. Thought provoking to say the least.

[Mark Turton]

#41234

I like to try and put these pictures into context, although we will never know the truth of it.

Did the guy that painted that do it when he returned from the hunt to remember the passing of a hunting partner, family member or is it a warning to others ‘be careful of the big wooly thing it can hurt you’

And why is the bird there, was it there, does it have a spiritual aspect.

Ive only ever seen art and artifacts in museums would be cool to see it in real life to get a feel for the environment it was created in.

Mark.

[1shot]

#41321

I find ‘rock art” here in AZ, and it is a point of interest that it is only in select spots, not like it’s all over the place… So I tend to believe it was done in spots that held special spritual meaning to the ancients…??? Most I find are in what is now dry, water-less areas, stand-alone peaks, or on mountain tops…(the older cultures used the higher land, protection from animals/human raiders, and then they moved into the low-lands as their social structure advanced…)

(There was someone that did alot of recent rock peekings(hammer and chisel work) in the Santa Ritas, Deer tracks going up a cliff face, a “sleeping Bear” on a peak called Sleeping Bear, etc… I think he was caught bragging about his “art” and was heavly fined…Defaceing Public Lands)

[Mark Turton]

#42145

Were they using the peaks as vantage points waiting for game and is the art a record of what they saw, harvested or a note to others saying this is what we have seen here.

I’m unsure about the human raiders, when there is an abundance of game and natural resources they may well have met for trade and cooperation and have been related to other bands.

Mark.

[1shot]

#42624

The subject is usually human forms with animals, along with geometric symbols… What story they are telling??? Maybe ” Big-horn Sheep and Deer Here!!!” …

[Mark Turton]

#43324

That is nice, the pictures are in surprisingly good condition given that they are exposed to the elements. Researchers have been looking at cave paintings using different light sources that show faded detail and colors that are no longer visible it would be interesting to see if that revealed anything new on those rocks. Also lighting from different angles has shown that detail in the rocks has been used by the ‘artist’.

I’ll try and find a link to the article, it was only recent.

Mark.

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