The cave paintings were so significant because they showed us that early man had some way to communicate with each other during their time and shows how much detail they placed with painting animals that they hunted over time. I do believe that the creators did intentionally create the paintings mostly because the artwork appeared on the walls of cave more than one occasion and they appear to use the same type of picture of animals and other symbols that could represent themselves. I believe that early humans are trying convey what could be hunted during a certain time, their group were there once and the cave is safe to use, what type of dangers that could around, or even to show others what achievements of large game from their hunting group had manage to accomplish together. People do have the need to communicate with each other since we are mostly known to be very sociable and also we the need to become close and build communities with one another to stay safe. If I was a early human would like to leave behind my handprint or sometime of signature to prove that I stayed in that cave and what I’ve done.

Cave paintings were significant because they showed how humans communicated back in the day. I do believe that their paintings were indeed intentional, because they have meanings. Do I know what each painting is gonna tell me? I don’t know; however, I see it as a toddler drawing. If this sounds insulting, there was no intention to do so. I have no clue what a 3 year old is drawing sometimes, but it does have shape and form implying that there may be some meaning behind it. We may not know what it is, but they might. The same principle applies to the early minds of these primitive humans. The fact that there was communication like a game of Pictionary is incredibly interesting, but I don’t think these thoughts were too complex. Most of the drawings or paintings found probably include animals, food, or personal markings to show territory or let everyone know that who was there. It’s basically like finding a carved number into the side of a bathroom stall. I find it hard to believe an early human would be able to pass extremely complex messages with just pictures since we still have problems with that today. A mark I would probably leave behind would probably be something like my foot just to show I existed. Communication, I believe, is inherent to us. Most of the people in the world have had to communicate to somebody at one point. Whether it’s through talking, pictures, or dancing; it is necessary. Otherwise, would anyone be able to help each other? I feel communication existed back then to help one another survive since surviving is also natural to us. Communicating is just another insurance to our survival just like a bow is an insurance for Katniss Everdeen’s survival in the Hunger Games.

Much of our visual communication can be said to be greatly credited to cave paintings. Cave paintings were the first forms of “founding principles of communication.” Cave painting do more than just tell information for the next people wondering by, it is a form or art. These artist focus on deliberately mixing specific pigments, and creating realistic representation of animals. They also take credit for their work, I would like to think using their hand prints is a form of signature, taking responsibility for what they have created.

I believe this illustrates how these paintings were made intentionally by these artists. It is shown by the deliberate preparation these artists take before creating their work. We know that many of these paintings were painted to help the other caveman who came along after they have left. We also know that many of these paintings depicted animals that were hunted in that area, but they also created symbols that had different meanings. I believe if I was creating something at this time, I would definitely want to create my hand print. Some people may think this is shallow, but I would just like to be part of this type of depiction of history. To be able to make my mark on history even if it’s just a simple thing like a hand print.

The Cave paintings were a spectacular way of demonstrating  that the human ,even at its most primitive form,  showed signs of coherence and understanding of mortality or leaving a “mark”. The fact that these people were able to grasp the concept of wanting to be remembered or marked in history will show the uniqueness that is man. They understood that in order to be remembered you had to have something to be remembered by, thus the handprint took place. And the handprint was an intelligent way of personalizing themselves on their art, or property. This had to have came through the realization that death is imminent and unstoppable. So that sense of haste and belief in time loss is very evident in their markings. The paintings also gave clear examples of them wanting to document what was around them, such as with the animal paintings; the usage of color in their paintings; and the materials they used. For example, many of us know that not many paints would survive in those conditions that they were left in, so the understood that in order to “mark” you have to use paint that will last or markings that will last. This is why as time went forward they began to use stone and more efficient ways to ensure longevity of their text, art and culture.

The cave paintings were significant because the creators had to communicate in any way they could. Letting the humans of the future know what was going on in that time would be a big part of that I would have wanted to tell in my story. I feel as if we are programmed to figure out how to communicate in any way we can. In the images that I’ve seen of cave paintings, they were trying to say what was happening in their life. As we know from facebook, myspace, ect. we all like to tell everything  that we do in life to someone. I love to talk about other peoples adventures as well as their accomplishments or history. Therefore i’m glad we have these cave paintings to help us know and understand was going on in that time period. I would be curious to know what exactly they used to get the paintings to last as long as they have.

After hearing the wonderful lecture tonight I can say I definitely think the cave art was intentional. I think its so amazing that even in such a primitive lifestyle people still had the need to do art and communicate through it. I have such respect for those early artists because it was certainly a lot harder to make art then than it is now. I can be so lazy that some nights; going to the basement to work on a project seems like too much but these people had to make their paints and they had to figure out ways to communicate to others what they needed to know.

Humans certainly have the inherent need to communicate. Tonight I felt the need to communicate to all my Twitter followers how tired I was during our break in class. Today we are driven to communicate with everyone, all the time, and it’s usually about the most unnecessary things. If we were cave people I’m sure that drawing the feast we’re eating on a cave wall wouldn’t even be a thought, we’d just be happy to eat. The early artists kept things simple and to the point I think we could all make a few things more simple in our lives, and we could certainly cut out some unnecessary things as well. This week I’m going to be like a cave artist and try to keep things simple. Goodnight everyone!

Cave paintings are significant for many reasons. One of the main reasons why they are so important is because they are some of the first documented works of art that shows the relation between the primitive cavemen and the world around them. Another equally important reason is because of the historical value of them. They can be studied and dissected by all different types of people, not just artists, and it can help us see things from the view point of our ancestors. Did they make art just for the hell of it, or was there a boom of intelligence back in the day and they wished to preserve their knowledge? The world may never know.

If I was a caveman in the way back when, I probably wouldn’t have the same mindset and intelligence that I possess right now, so I would be reduced to a dribbling, brain-dead neanderthal. Some things I would paint on the wall would probably range from things that I see on a day-to-day basis (like birds that double as record players and elephant dish washers) and things that just stand out to me.

The cave paintings of early humans in a way are a mystery to us, their use or message is unclear and we probably will never know the real reason why they were painted in the first place. They are significant though, they show that early humans had a way of communicating, designing and even personal style. In my opinion I believe the intention of these paintings was to showcase stories, give direction and record events in their history, since they had no real way to record messages. Early humans were trying to leave messages for others to find or they could of done it as a form of entertainment it is uncertain. If I was an early human I would probably leave behind images of what I have seen throughout my travels or even family history, because I would want to leave my mark in hopes that someone would find it and add on their own. I believe that the need to communicate in humans is a must an always has been, you never know who you could meet or who is out there. We are very social creatures and have been that way throughout history. Even though we are unsure about what early humans intentions were, they still have left an important mark in history.