Unit 6 Prehistoric art

**Unit: Pre historic Art History** --- ### **1. Prehistoric Art** #### **Paleolithic** * Earliest drawing (73,000 years ago) * Aesthetic preference (100,000–50,000 years ago) * Venus of Tan-Tan * Cave paintings #### **Neolithic** * Early pottery * Megaliths #### **Bronze Age** * Metalworking * Stylistic diversity --- ### **2. Modernism** #### **Principles** * Rejection of history * Innovation with form * Abstraction #### **Key Movements** * Realism * Impressionism * Post-Impressionism * Cubism * Surrealism * Abstract Expressionism --- ### **3. Postmodern Art** #### **Characteristics** * Rejection of aesthetics * Questioning master narratives * Irony and playfulness * High and low art blur #### **Major Movements** * Pop Art * Conceptual Art * Performance Art * Installation Art * Minimalism * Land Art * Video Art * Neo-Expressionism #### **Important Artists** * Andy Warhol * Claes Oldenburg * Marina Abramović * Joseph Beuys * Damien Hirst ---