Ancient Cave Paintings. Cave paintings are paintings found on cave walls and ceilings, and especially refer to those of prehistoric origin. The earliest such art in Europe dates back to the Aurignacian period, approximately 40,000 years ago, and is found in the El Castillo cave in Cantabria, Spain.he exact purpose of the paleolithic cave paintings is not known. Evidence suggests that they were not merely decorations of living areas, since the caves in which they have been found do not have signs of ongoing habitation. They are also often located in areas of caves that are not easily accessible.
View the main page for this artwork. The term âaction paintingâ was coined by Harold Rosenberg in his groundbreaking article The American Action Painters published in ARTnews in December 1952. Rosenberg was referring to artists such as Arshile Gorky, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock. 1  Look at action painting in Tateâs collection.
This principle of design occurs when artists apply the elements of art to create action and to lead your eye through a work of art. This term is the center of interest for an artwork. This technique is used to suggest visual movement by repeating elements of art such as line, color, shapes, and edges. created by repeating positive shapes in space surrounded by negative areas of space. This technique is used to suggest movement by changing physical positions in a work of art. Futurists. This group of artists were concerned with the actual movement of artwork in space, not just the appearance or sensation of movement. Dynamism This refers to action or the forces of movement.