Ancient Vs Modern Art: Cave Painting & Sculpture

Ancient Vs Modern Art Name of Student Institutional Affiliation Ancient vs Modern Art Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1: Outline of Human Hands in the Cueva de las Manos caves (Oldest, 2018). Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 2: Bronze Hand Sculpture by Bruce Nauman (Pinar, 2013). The first figure consists of ancient paintings found in the Cueva de las Manos. The paintings of human hands are believed to have been made between 13000-9500 years ago. The cave is found in Argentina’s Patagonian region. The cave paintings were stenciled to the surface of the caves using spraying pipes. Since most of the handprints are left hands, it is believed that the painters used their right hands to spray the outline of their hands onto the cave’s walls. On the other hand, figure 2 shows a bronze hand sculptured by Bruce Nauman. Bruce Nauman is a modern day American artist with interests in sculpturing, photography, and drawing, among other art-related things. The bronze hand is part of a collection ...