The Transition Of Art In The Early Paleolithic Age

Art has been a part of humanity as long as we have existed. Although the purpose for creating and enjoying art has progress alongside society, the transition has been slow but art has changed and branched out.

In the early Paleolithic Age most art was in the form of painting on walls mainly of animals, the animals weren’t realistic instead were drawn to show all the animals features to pass down knowledge of the animals. As human life changed and people began to settle in the Neolithic Age, art also change to display humans and human life events necessary to survive for example hunting. Once societies develop further and religion and governments were form, art change to represent deities, gods, and historic events like the Victory Stele of

Naram-Sin, which commemorates the defeat of the Lullubi.
With the development of language the purpose of art evolve from its origins of passing down knowledge to represent ideas, and beauty. Art branched out to architecture, pediments depicted historic events and gods. Metal working and sculpturing became more refined from the archaic smile, which was used to show life to the Kristios Boy and Riace Warrior that showed the natural posture and composition of the human body. Paintings decorated interiors and vases, art became a tool to commemorate events for example the Grave stele of Hegreso, rendered the daily life of Hegreso to help her family remembered her.
Society evolves over time and new purposes for art are developed, today art is made to express oneself but art hasn’t lost its other purposes. Art is still a tool for education, decoration, and morning the dead.