(It was found, on two pieces of ochre, in a cave called Blombos Cave in South Africa. Picasso eat your heart out.)
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Interesting Fact # 944 - Art
Posted: December 5th, 2008, 7:01pm EST by Your Teacher
Tags: art
The world's oldest example of abstract art, dates back more than 70,000 years.
(It was found, on two pieces of ochre, in a cave called Blombos Cave in South Africa. Picasso eat your heart out.) -
Interesting Fact # 943 - Art
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 7:01pm EST by Your Teacher
Tags: art
Archeologists working on a dig in the southern German province of Swabia have unearthed what they claim to be the oldest statue in the history of art.
(The artifacts, found in a cave, date back between 30,000 and 33,000 years, to a time when some of modern humans' earliest relatives populated the European continent. They depict a lion-man, a water bird and a horse.) -
Interesting Fact # 882 - Logos
Posted: September 9th, 2008, 9:13am EDT by Your Teacher
Tags: art
Artist John Pasche, who designed the iconic Rolling Stones lips logo, was paid just £50 for the job... although he received a £200 bonus later.
(The original artwork has been bought by London's Victoria and Albert Museum for $92,500 (£51,375). Luckily it was sold by Mr Pasche, so at least he's benefited from his own work.)