The Importance of Art
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY THE IMPORTANCE OF ART1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “The Importance of Art”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeAnalyzing art from some of the earliest human communities will help you understand how scholars use that artwork as evidence for how early humans expressed themselves and as a window into early human culture.Process1.Examine the two pieces of cave art on the next page and complete the table below.QuestionsAnalysisWhat is the main focus of these two pieces of artwork?Does the title, date, or source tell you anything about the artwork?Divide the artwork into four parts,andstudy each part. What do the colors, lighting, patterns, or sizes of the different imagestell you?How do the parts, people, or animals in each of the pieces interact? Isone person or part larger than another?Or does one appear to have more power than another?Based on the two pieces of art, what conclusions can you draw about early human communities?