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People seem to assume that realistic art is a sign of artistic "progress" and sophistication. But is it really so? People in prehistoric times must have been t
by nologic01 3y ago
People seem to assume that realistic art is a sign of artistic "progress" and sophistication. But is it really so?
People in prehistoric times must have been the most skilled stone carvers ever. This was the technology of the era. What they might have lacked in tooling they surely had in craftmanship and available time.
Is it a case of not being able to carve something more realistic or not interested in doing do?
Maybe confronted with the later artistic fashion of emulating reality (started in Ancient Greece and ended in the early 20th century) they would retort:
Why waste your time reproducing something that already exists?
- kiba 3y agoCarved in what sense? Making art has more to do with how you think than how you coordinate your hands.
- avar 3y ago> People in prehistoric times must have been the most skilled stone carvers ever. Look up CNC stone carving, the ancient have nothing on us.
- defrost 3y agoLook up Kailasa Temple and show us a CNC equivalent one piece carving of that scale.