The Culture of Art
1. Functions of Early Art: a. The cave artists were trying to illustrate their life in a particular region by communicating in their art form during their times. In the eyes of the artist, the art displayed in the Lascaux Caves gives the viewer a deep representation of the animals and people they saw and experienced in their lives. Instead of using formal writing, they could communicate their beliefs and daily struggles through illustrations to those who stayed in the caves and to possibly other groups who would pass through. For example, animals were captured with movement, as if the artists were depicting their functions and behaviors. b. Firstly, it could be the fact that more animals were present compared to humans in the area where the artist was living. Secondly, the artist might have felt that there was no need to draw detailed illustrations of humans because the viewers already knew what they looked like. Instead, they wanted to illustrate detailed images of potential threa