2. Questions of the day:  Why did early man create art?  1. What materials did he work with?  2. Did these “works” have a aesthetic, ritualistic, or functional purpose?  3. What other forms of art did he create?  4. How do we know?

3. What materials did early man work with?

4. Stone art work  Cupules: Circular indentations carved into stone.

8. Berekhat Venus

10. Other stone work  Tools: Knives, axes, arrow heads, beads, drills

11. Other forms of art?  Dance?  Music?  Drama?  Other physical art pieces?

12.  Dance?...no record  Music?... Early flutes and percussion instruments  Drama?...no record  Other physical art pieces. YES!

13. Shell Beads: Bombos Cave South Africa. 700,000 BC

14. Cave paintings  Prehistoric people made paints by mixing vegetable, plant and earth pigments together with water or animal fat. These early paints took their colors from the earth and included mostly browns, reds and blacks.

15. The Hall of Bulls Lascaux France: 28,000 to 10,000 BC

17. Hand Stencils

18. What might have been the purpose of these paintings?

19. Questions of the day  Why did early man create art?  1. What materials did he work with?  2. Did these “works” have a aesthetic, ritualistic, or functional purpose?  3. What other forms of art did he create?  4. How do we know?

20. Note Book Assignment #1  1. What do you believe is the purpose of creating works of art in the modern world.  2. Find 2 different definitions for the word ART. Be prepared to read these aloud to the class tomorrow.  You may use the internet