First a thanks to the director for bringing this to the public eye. It's a very recent find of prehistoric art, significant art, that predates all existing finds. The director takes his crew into the company of scientist in the intense early processes of mapping, documenting, analyzing, protecting, and preserving the find.
It as much a view of the scientists and they provide a grounding for the experience. They expand the appreciation. Yet the art itself is presented to camera simply as it is without embellishment or editorial. It is beautiful. Effort is made to present it as it would appear to a person walking in the midst of it.
I wish an art historian would offer a fitting place for the best of this find. At least one of these artists could be placed far into our historical period and could compare well with the best illustrators of today. There is a sense of art and artist that reached to me across this long span of time. The director's voice-over makes that point, too, but I felt it. Thanks.
It as much a view of the scientists and they provide a grounding for the experience. They expand the appreciation. Yet the art itself is presented to camera simply as it is without embellishment or editorial. It is beautiful. Effort is made to present it as it would appear to a person walking in the midst of it.
I wish an art historian would offer a fitting place for the best of this find. At least one of these artists could be placed far into our historical period and could compare well with the best illustrators of today. There is a sense of art and artist that reached to me across this long span of time. The director's voice-over makes that point, too, but I felt it. Thanks.
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