Unit Concept
1. The Stone Age man invented representational art.
2. It used quick and unsophisticated strokes.
3. Art for them was utilitarian in that it was used as a form of magic or for riligous purposed to gain control over a hostile environment.
Area
Map of the area
Historical Background
1. 1879 -- Discovery of Altamira, Spain
2. 1940 — Discovery of Lascaux, France
Works
Paleolithic — No man, fertility and hunting themes
Altamira — Go to the cave
Lascaux — Go to the cave
Others - Show me them
Mesolithic — Man appears/ is more dominant. On the rock cliffs, not deep inside caves. Man in charge of environment theme.
Show me something from this period
Neolithic — Architecture begins
Show me something from this period
Basic Characteristics — earth tone colors, naturalism mixed with conceptualism, themes of fertility/hunting, locations in caves