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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Manantial II. tapestry
M. Asuncion Raventos
Design - 180 x 90 x 10 cm Design - 70.9 x 35.4 x 3.9 inch
$3,572
Brith of Venus. Tapestry
M. Asuncion Raventos
Design - 200 x 200 x 20 cm Design - 78.7 x 78.7 x 7.9 inch
$4,762
Tapestry. Happy world
M. Asuncion Raventos
Design - 110 x 175 x 20 cm Design - 43.3 x 68.9 x 7.9 inch
$3,570
cerf, aquatinte originale
Raymond Waydelich
Print - 56 x 45 x 0.02 cm Print - 22 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$536
Songs of Golden Freedom
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
$571
Songs of the Prisoners
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
$536
The Alchemical Season of Freedom
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
$536
Blooms and Ballads of Hope
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$571
Sunset Song of the Revolution
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
$536
Song of freedom in copper color
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
$429
Red and Pink Song of Freedom
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$571
Sowing revolutionary flowers
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 40.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
$464
Carnival of souls
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 5.9 inch
$4,167
Figures in the dark
Nicolas Kennett
Painting - 43 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 16.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,976
Toro 2, gravure originale
Alexis Gorodine
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.05 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$405
Lion n°2, estampe originale
Raymond Waydelich
Print - 56 x 45 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$536
Bestiaire n°5, gravure originale
Raymond Waydelich
Print - 56 x 45 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$536
Bestiaire n°4, estampe originale
Raymond Waydelich
Print - 56 x 45 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$536
Galfó petit
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Sculpture - 34 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch
$1,571
L'heure courtilière
Nicolas Kennett
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,453
L'oeil de la phragmitaie (Elanion blanc)
Nicolas Kennett
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,453
Silvery Song of Women
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$548
Jingle Bells of Freedom
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$571
Golden Song of the Revolution
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 10.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 4.1 x 0.1 inch
$536
Silvery song of resistance
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$429
Fragment (Grémille)
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 21 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
$4,643
Watching (The mussel mask)
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 45 x 35 x 28 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 11 inch
$5,834
Celestial embryo
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 28 x 50 x 18 cm Sculpture - 11 x 19.7 x 7.1 inch
$5,357
Serie taruomaquia II
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Sculpture - 28 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 11 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
$2,976
Serie tauromaquia I
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Sculpture - 31 x 15 x 26 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 5.9 x 10.2 inch
$2,976
Dusk (Wolverine)
Nicolas Kennett
Sculpture - 60 x 53 x 24 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 20.9 x 9.4 inch
$6,667
Sin título II
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,191
Sin título I
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,191