Prehistoric Cave Art
From Image to Graphic Narration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4389569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc Azéma (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 379-393 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Paragraph (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-8334 • E-ISSN: 1750-0176 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/para.2021.0377 |
| OpenAlex | W3200138127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article examines cave art in France, arguing that the images created at many sites, but particularly Chauvet, can be analysed in terms of animation, storytelling, lighting and sound. Through superimposition and juxtaposition, and using the contours of the rock face, Palaeolithic artists invented a form of narration based on images, often then animated by the flickering light of lamps and torches. Drawing on semiological work by Philippe Sohet and his terms 'narrative image' and 'iconic narration', the article sees panels of cave art as constituting scenes and actions that can be discussed in relation to both bande dessinée and cinema. Finally, evidence suggests that the spectacles produced in these spaces, whatever their elusive meaning, also depended on sound and acoustics
Animation · Archaeology · Art · Cave · Comics · Literature · Movie theater · Narrative · Prehistory · Storytelling · Visual arts · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · History · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Public Spaces through Art
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |