Upper Paleolithic Art

“Through the coloring of metaphor, the nonverbal perception of existing structures, and the symbolic imagination, humans have the unique capacity to create new things, to create art.”

What Is Art?

Art is most generally defined as the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects, as well as works so produced.  This website will attempt to provide an overview of various forms of early art and their cultural implications.

About the Upper Paleolithic

How Early Art was Created

Types of Early Art

Cultural Implications

References