Inspired by Cave Painting

Cave paintings, also known as cave art, comprise the earliest known examples of art in human history. Dating back at least 40,000 years and mainly being found in European countries, artworks on the walls of prehistoric caves depict a range of imagery. While they mostly represent images of animals, there are also examples of cave paintings depicting people and geometric forms. It is generally believed that these artworks held religious or symbolic purposes, although their true meaning will likely never be known. Some historians, however, have linked cave paintings to shamanic practices, including a ceremony in which a shaman would enter a trance state in a cave in order to make contact with spirits.

Characterized by natural red and black pigments, wall carvings and sometimes sculptural depictions of animals and humans, the aesthetic and material qualities of cave art can be found in a diverse range of contemporary artist practices. To reflect the persistent influence of cave painting on the art world today, Artsper has curated a selection of artists that recall this ancient practice. Join us to discover them, with artists such as Wilfredo Lam and Miquela Vidal Barceló, today!

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1966 White Paris Blanc Tour Eiffel Deux clochards dans l'espoir, le jour se lève Eiffel Towers Two bums sleeping with hope in the heart at dawn

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Horizon IV

La Porte Jaune

El Ultimo Viaje Del Buque Fantasma

First Couple, First Moon

Jeux Inutiles

Pour Jorn

Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danseuse en jaune Dancer in yellow

Nigh in Paris Nuit Casino Flirt

Night in Paris Nuit Mère 1966 Mère et enfant au Casino Mother Child Paris

El casquee from the Pleni Luna suite

Aus dem Leben der Bienen

1966 White Paris Blanc Autour du zinc A bistro Around the bar

Soleil

Répit

Instant

L'homme

Mystère

1989 L'Etre Révolutionnaire Revolutionary God

Zirkulationszeit: Kopf H.B.

L'oiseau et le chat, aquatinte originale

First Day, First Dead

Sans Titre

Éventail

Divergence

Lieu-Dit

Macadam IV

Zirkulationszeit: Die Mütter

Schwurhand: Zelt und Lichtstrahl

Schwurhand: Foetus

1977 White Paris Blanc, Le marin et l'entraineuse White Paris The sailor and the lady

1964 Paris Blanc Au bistro, l'homme à la toque d'astrakan White Paris, Bistro, man with astraka hat

1966 White Paris Blanc La concierge espionne à sa fenêtre The Concierge spying at her window

1969 Paris Orange Jeune Parisien et ses copains Teenager and pals

1969 Paris Orange Paris Le Barbu Man with a beard

1966 Paris Blanc Tour Eiffel nimbée de rose et bleu Blue and pink sky around Eiffel Tower

1966 White Paris Blanc Tour Eiffel et bouche de métro Eiffel Tower and Subway Exit

1966 Paris blanc Scène urbaine 2 White Paris Urban Scene 2

1966 White Paris Blanc Le poinçonneur du métro Subway ticket controller

1966 White Paris Blanc Ouvriers en route vers le chantier On the way to the construction site

1966 White Paris Blanc Bouquinistes Booksellers on Seine banks

1966 White Paris Blanc Le Funiculaire dans le brouillard Montmartre Funicular in a foggy morning

1966 White Paris Blanc Voiture verte sur les quais Green car on the Seine banks

1966 White PARIS Blanc Au bistro Le café crème - Café crème at the bistro

1966 White Paris Blanc Balayeurs au petit matin Early morning Street cleaners

1966 White Paris Blanc Attente du bus sur les quais de Seine embrumés Waiting for the bus on the foggy Seine Banks

1966 White Paris Blanc Tour Eiffel Deux clochards dans l'espoir, le jour se lève Eiffel Towers Two bums sleeping with hope in the heart at dawn

1966 Paris Orange Maître d'hôtel au restaurant Maître d'Hotel

1966 White Paris Blanc Intérieur Extérieur Inside Outside

1966 White Paris blanc La discothèque The night club

1966 White PARIS Blanc Usines sur les quais Factories on the Seine river banks

1966 White Paris Blanc Danse au cabaret Cabaret dancing

1969 Paris Blanc 5 Parisiens sur fond pourpre 5 Parisians on deep red

1969 Paris Orange Paris La foule des Passants Passersbys crowd

1969 Paris Orange Parisiens dans la foule Parisians crowd

1969 Paris Orange 5 Passants 5 Bystanders

1969 Paris Orange Enfant et parents Street scene

1969 Paris Orange 5 Parisiens Bystanders

White Paris blanc La Tour Eiffel et La Seine 1966 Eiffel Tower and Seine River

White Paris Blanc, Parisiens Le Bonjour 1969 Parisians Good Morning

White Paris Blanc La rencontre 1969 The meeting

White Paris Blanc 1969 Passants sur fond pourpre et orangée Passers-by

White Paris Blanc 1969 Quatre Parisiens en conversation Four Parisians in Conversation

White Paris Blanc 1966 Joueurs de dés au Bistro Dice players bistro

Questioning the Dead Under Moonlight

Messenger of the Afterlife

Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danser le Kazatchok Dancing II