Chiasson WR#2

I really like the drawing of the first bull. I was looking around on the site, and I had some trouble recognizing the animals described, but this one popped out at me. You can clearly see the intention. The thing I like the most out of this drawing is the details. It is full of details around the head and body. I also really like the fact that they used not only one color, but many. The way they draw the fur on the back of this bull makes a texture that looks like real fur. What surprised me most was its size. It measures 3.5 meters in length. Something I discovered is if it had been painted in its entirety, it would have been the most imposing figure in all of Paleolithic art. They also said the upper portion is painted with a brush or swab, while the lower areas were created by spraying colored material which I find quite impressive.

Noel Johnson EC # 4

Noel Johnson WR #2

 

   One particular piece of art that  stood out to me in the Lascaux cave was the Fallen Cow. As you can see, the Cow is much larger in size than the horses around it.  Maybe this symbolizes the power and strength of the Cow. The website says the color on the cow is purple, even though it seems more like a slight red. Whatever it is,  it must represent some form of injury or bruise to the cow. This is likely to happen if someone is trying to kill the cow or using a whip to control the cow. My conclusion is that the cow is in some form of danger.  

Orisarayi WR #2

After virtually exploring the Hall of bulls, I had a new appreciation for the prehistoric art discovered within these caves. The section that I took a particular liking to was the Unicorn Panel. This section was particularly interesting to me because a storyline concerning the vast cave drawing effortlessly entered my mind. It seemed as if the Two large bulls were on opposing forces leading their militia of drastically smaller, four-legged cattle. It just so happened that the side that the drawing of the unicorn was on was the auspicious side. The drawing of the large bull on the opposing side just seemed a little more ominous to me.

Chunn, WR #2

The 3D cave exploration was very interesting. There were many pieces of art, but the one that I considered to be my favorite was the panel of the unicorns. What initially drew me to want to look at this panel in particular was the memory of my dad's glass unicorn collection. After observing the panel, I noticed that the "unicorn" was not what I expected it to be. It appeared to have no main and it also had short legs. I also noticed that the "horn" that was on the so called unicorn did not appear to belong there. In my opinion the horn may have been a line that resulted from a slip up or the natural coloration of the cave. It could have also been a part of another painting that may have faded away because some of the paintings are overlapped.

Felts WR #2

The Lascaux Caves website is very informative and really cool. I enjoyed being able to take a look at all of the different drawings. One drawing really stuck out to me. It is a drawing that brings up a few questions. I chose to look at the Axial Gallery which included drawings of The Panel Chinese Horses, The Panel of the falling cow, and the upside down horse. I chose the drawing of The Third Chinese Horse. The reason this drawing stuck out to me is because it looks as if the horse has wings. It made me wonder if during this time period, there was something more than just a horse. Now, if there was a such thing as a flying horse, we would probably have more evidence of it. This drawing also might just be accidentally placed where the "wing" part of the horse was not mean to be there. This particular drawing was done with black and shades of yellow. The yellow was added to show color variations in the hair of the horse.

Luecke WR #2

The cave drawing that I found most interesting was called “The Upside-Down Horse.” I first looked at this drawing because I found the name interesting. As I began to read about this cave drawing I found that parts of the horse appear to be missing, but with a closer look you can see that the structure of the cave fills in the pieces that were not painted. This may cause the horse to appear to be incomplete, but in reality it is a full figure of a horse. In addition, the horse is positioned in a way so that it cannot be fully viewed from a single angle. Instead, you must move around to see parts of the horse at different times.