1. Prehistoric Art 4th Grade

2. In the Beginning…….. • Prehistoric art is defined as art produced in preliterate cultures and continuing until the development of writing or other methods of record-keeping • Cave paintings are some of the great mysteries of the world • Many experts have been baffled as to their true meanings but it is certain that, without language or writing, they were the main way early man communicated

3. How are Primitive paintings made? • Paints were made by crushing minerals into powder and putting them on damp surfaces like rocks • These early artists sometimes painted deep in caves • To provide light, they made lamps from hollow stones filled with animal fat and moss or fur that was set on fire

4. Where is Primitive Art found? • Cave paintings can be found around the world in many areas including: • Europe • Africa • Asia • The Americas – even in Washington State! • Australia

5. - Europe - Cave paintings in Lascaux, France • In 1940, four teenage boys accidentally discovered the most famous cave art in Europe. This art was created 17,000 years ago!

6. - Africa- Cave paintings in Africa • Africa has some of the earliest paintings and rock engravings to have been securely dated • Nearly 30,000 years old, some were discovered in 1969 in a cave near Twyfelfontein, Namibia

7. - Asia - Cave paintings in Afghanistan • Some of the earliest oil paintings are found in the Bamian caves outside of Kabul, Afghanistan

8. - The Americas- Cave paintings in North and South America • Cave paintings can be found in the countries of Columbia and Peru in South America • Many places in North America have cave paintings from Native American tribes • In prehistoric times, the Wanapum Native Americans inhabited the region in Washington State along the Columbia River and created cave paintings there

9. - Australia - Aboriginalcave paintings in Australia • In 2003, more than 200 well-preserved paintings were discovered in a 4,000-year-old Aboriginal rock art site at Eagles Reach, near Sydney, Australia

10. Vocabulary: Elements of Art LINE: • The flat path of a dot through space to control the viewer’s eye movement. • A thin mark made by a pencil, pen or brush. Using repetition of lines & shapes is a way of creating texture, pattern & value.

11. Vocabulary: Elements of Art TEXTURE: • Drawing techniques to create texture & patterns include: stippling, hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines & shapes. • ACTUAL Texture: how something feels when touched. • VISUAL Texture: how something appears to feel.

12. Vocabulary: Elements of Art COLOR: • Color has three properties: hue, value & intensity. • HUE: another name for color. • VALUE: the lightness & darkness of a line, shape or form. • INTENSITY: the brightness or dullness of a color.

13. Art Activity • Use brown craft paper crumpled up & then flattened out. • Students pick an animal or man for their design. • Experiment with tools & pigments to create the picture. • Matches work best when used last. • Remember that their were strange symbols in cave art, but NO letters representing language.