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This 5 page paper examines Pathiolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic art as well as art to come from Mesopotamia. How pattern is used is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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would emerge in its own right to become the cultural center it is known as today (1926). An example of Paleolithic Art is in a piece dubbed Reindeer where displayed
is a representation of a deer; it is depicted in the cave of Font-de-Gaume in France (1926). It is thought that this was created around the year 15,000 B.C. (1926).
The representation is quite realistic. The deer is created with some muted tonation and the lines are somewhat vague. Yet, the animal is certainly recognizable. Things would gradually change and
the depiction of actual things would vary from new depictions and pattern. Precisely, however, one can quantify the era of Mesolithic and Neolithic Art as being from 20,000 to
2,000 B.C (1926). Some examples provided in a book by Helen Gardner are Stonehedge and Dolmen at Normandy (1926). It was during the mid-period or 10,000 B.C. that real changes
were made (1926). Soon, pottery and textile would appear (1926). Clearly, things would become more artistic. Prior to the appearance of such innovations that were used by men there was
no need for decoration. One can perhaps say that the cultural changes of the era brought about a new expression in terms of pattern and design. Just as modernity favors
certain fabric, colors and patterns, the people of an earlier era wanted to beautify their surroundings. In some sense, art is historically aligned with necessity. The necessary things are made
beautiful. Pattern however is found in most design from the architecture of buildings to the blueprint for new automobiles. Everything is based on artistic development and a sense of pattern.
It was during these early years that pattern took precedence as it would be some time before for example pigments would be available for artists to paint. Thus, there would
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