How did early humans use art to express their feelings of the world?

           Early humans left an amazing record of their lives, and it was all recorded on cave walls! Even back then, humans used a large variety of colors, ranging from dark brown all the way to bright red!They were also smart enough to figure out many different ways of getting the paint onto the walls! To make paint, they probably used colored mud or pigment- any natural materiel that can be grinded into powder, added to water and be used as paint. How they made different textures was the fun part, scientists believe that early humans put paint into hollow bird bones and blew the paint out , making fuzzy textures. Of course they also used paintbrushes made out of human hair, moss or animal  fur.

            these early humans drew many, many things. they drew the world around them, the animals they hunted, the scene of a hunt or maybe even a regular day of an early human's life!But sometimes they drew imaginary creatures they have never seen! Scientists think that because of the mythical creatures, they could have created a religion, and the paintings gradually transformed into: Language!

            To help you better understand what the early humans drew and made, I'm going to introduce two of the many pieces of art that early humans made. They are almost completely different, as one is a sculpture and one is a painting.but as you read, you can find some similarities between the two.

             The first object I am going to introduce to you is the painting of a man, an injured bison and a spear thrower. This painting was painted almost 10,000- 16,000 years ago. It was found in Lascaux, France.the painting was outlined in black, probably charcoal, and the bison was painted on a sandy coulored background and the man and the spear thrower was painted on a white background. the picture clearly shows a bison goring a man with the face of a bird. laying next to the man, there lies a spear thrower which looks like a stick with a bird on top of it.Scientists think this painting had three possible uses, the first one is the painting  was a part of a hunting ritual, asking the gods for a successful hunt. the second possibility was it was a record of what actually happened. the third possible reason was that it was just a decoration.

               The other object is a pair of sculptures of bison made of clay.this  was sculpted around10,000 to 14,000 years ago. they were also found in France. it was made out of gold clay. the ancient artist probably took a long time to do it, as the fur and their faces are carefully carved.Scientists think it could be part of a coming-of-age ceremony, as children footprints have been found near it, or it identified wo the cave belonged to.

                I think those early humans have more artistic ability than I'll ever have!