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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Inspired by Cave Painting

Nigh Paris Nuit La serveuse du Buffet Waitress

Paris Nuit Sortie de boite / La charrette de l'ivresse

Night in Paris Nuit Sortie de Night-Club Exit

Paris Nuit Fiesta / "High" Paris Night

Night in Paris Nuit 1968 Lady à la cape rouge Lady with red cape P

Paris Nuit Femme au vison noir III 1968 Paris Night Lady with black mink III

Night in Paris Nuit 1968 Femme au vison noir II Lady with black mink II

Night in Paris Nuit 1968 Femme au vison noir Lady with black mink

Nigh in Paris Nuit 1966 Boire du champagne Champagne Drinking

Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danseuse en orange Orange Dancer

Paris nuit Mère Enfant 1966 Mother Child Paris Night

Paris Orange 1966 - Les déménageurs bretons The movers

Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danser le Kazatchok III Dancing

Night in Paris Nuit 1968 Maîtres d'hôtel

Goddess of Invisibility, Air, and Pendulants

Il mio Cuore

From The Park

Paysage de Mars

1988 Vu du ciel Earth

Skay, Ciel, Himmel

Jonas Story, gravure originale

Mein Got, aquatinte originale

Zébu

Pourpoint Medicis

L'oiseau, gravure originale

Terre de Sienne, gravure originale

Field of poppies

Scriptures

Ducque

Old couple

Mother Earth

El último viaje del buque fantasma III

El último viaje del buque fantasma X

Les moines soldats

Le moine soldat

Le pendu

Venusian Tree Of Hope

1966 White Paris Blanc Bistro Le Joueur de dés Bistro Dice player

1966 White Paris Blanc Le rêveur The Day Dreamer

1959 Père enfant Father child

1964 Opéra de Paris Pianiste

PARIS ORANGE PARIS Parisienne aux faux cils 1958 Parisian with false eyelashes

1963 THE KISS Paris Tour Eiffel

1962 Parisiennes Confidences Parisians

Le cavalier

Lespwineg 6050

Lespwineg 3795

Lespwineg 3776

Lespwineg 3014

Lespwineg 1953

Lespwineg 1875

Lespwineg 892

Lespwineg 3777

Goddess of Tears and Water

1966 Paris Blanc Sortie de métro au petit matin blême Subway Exit in the pale morning

1969 White Paris Blanc Parisiens au Bowling Parisians playing Bowling

1969 White Paris Blanc Bowling Bowling à Paris 2

1967 Paris Dancing

1968 Paris Orange Paris Détruit, Géraniums et pelleteuse orange

Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Night-Club II

Night in Paris 1966 Night Club

Hen

Guys

Pom Pom

Pato Azul, lithographie originale

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