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mopinko

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Reply to sweetloukillbot (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 08:53 AM

Jun 2014

i kept wondering if he was drunk.

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The proof that Stone Age man made great art [View all] dipsydoodle Jun 2014 OP

Made me think of this song alfredo Jun 2014 #1

notice the spectacular realism. that would disappear and not return to art for thousands of years. roguevalley Jun 2014 #16

That impressed me too. That also means the artist had the time to perfect his/her art. alfredo Jun 2014 #27

Note also that such art is made entirely from memory. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #2

huh? how do you know they didnt have a dead animal laying right there? mopinko Jun 2014 #19

True, it is specualtion just your comment is...BUT... SkyDaddy7 Jun 2014 #21

i am an artist of many years, friend. i know how the tool is developed. mopinko Jun 2014 #22

1) The beasts depicted are not dead 2) The caves are teeny-tiny & hard to worm into. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #24

Both of you are wrong packman Jun 2014 #25

I started painting with oils in my early teens. Plucketeer Jun 2014 #26

you are not a prehistoric human. mopinko Jun 2014 #42

Certainly Plucketeer Jun 2014 #45

Go with what makes you feel good. SkyDaddy7 Jun 2014 #53

the correct answer mopinko Jun 2014 #54

they didnt need to whole beast. mopinko Jun 2014 #43

What I wonder is where are all their practice sketches? Kablooie Jun 2014 #3

Maybe *this* was a practice cave. nilram Jun 2014 #17

in beach sand, on inner bark, on a tree mushroom like "artist's conk" ?? eShirl Jun 2014 #18

Charcoal - leftover burned sticks from fires. nt LiberalEsto Jun 2014 #31

animation art smiley Jun 2014 #4

Supposedly some of the paintings were animated, examples of early movies aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #6

pretty amazing smiley Jun 2014 #12

+ struggle4progress Jun 2014 #48

There is one painting, a rhino I believe, just like a modern cartoon. Tansy_Gold Jun 2014 #51

Also seeming to anticipate the Italian Futurist School aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #52

Amazing. blue neen Jun 2014 #7

fascinating! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #40

Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D Blu-ray Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #5

That film is magnificent, even without the 3D sweetloukillbot Jun 2014 #8

+1 mopinko Jun 2014 #23

I highly recommend Richard D Jun 2014 #9

remind me to check this. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #41

Thank you for starting such a wonderful thread! I totally learned something new! scarletwoman Jun 2014 #10

Prehistoric Art by Jean Pierre Mohen homegirl Jun 2014 #32

i think it is who was there. mopinko Jun 2014 #44

Fascinating. Thanks, dipsydoodle. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #11

k and r, with thanks. niyad Jun 2014 #13

Wow! K&R burrowowl Jun 2014 #14

Beautiful work! another_liberal Jun 2014 #15

always an interesting subject- why? mopinko Jun 2014 #20

not sure we were up to art for art sake here, AlbertCat Jun 2014 #28

I have a wonderful book: "Dawn of Art: The Chauvet Cave" Glorfindel Jun 2014 #29

Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson YankeyMCC Jun 2014 #30

That is an AWESOME novel. byronius Jun 2014 #33

Wait, where are the dinosaurs? nt Fla Dem Jun 2014 #34

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #35

People with some kinds of brain damage are able to paint and draw fasttense Jun 2014 #36

I only remember autistic Stephen Wiltshire drawing skylines from memory jakeXT Jun 2014 #38

He was and remains quite amazing. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #39

K&R NealK Jun 2014 #37

My theory Cartoonist Jun 2014 #46

And they seem to like drawing their (male) members fasttense Jun 2014 #47

that would not even surprise me. after all mopinko Jun 2014 #56

Haven't enjoyed anything so much in a long time - thanks! IrishAyes Jun 2014 #49

Maybe the artists got exactly no status from their work. toby jo Jun 2014 #50

i think early artists were valued. mopinko Jun 2014 #55