Was cave art considered graffiti at the time?

This is a tricky one to pin down. Large works of art, such as the Lascaux cave art, were most certainly not made on a whim, and were likely associated with ritual and spirituality, owing to the sacred nature of caves in Paleolithic Europe. read more

Large works of art, such as the Lascaux cave art, were most certainly not made on a whim, and were likely associated with ritual and spirituality, owing to the sacred nature of caves in Paleolithic Europe. read more

Confirmed: The Oldest Known Art in the World Is Spray-Painted Graffiti The first paintings ever made by human hands, new research suggests, were outlines of human hands. And they were created not in Spain or France, but in Indonesia. read more

Sure, it’s conflicting, it’s controversial, and it doesn’t even really seem to last on its own, but street art, like the cave art of old, is one part of today’s culture that we can preserve for the sake of tomorrow. Graffiti makes comments about the social and political state of our world. read more