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.
Trompe L'Oeil Murals and Art Effects. 1  Throughout this web site you will see murals with trompe l'oeil effects painted using faux finishes to create an illusion that fools or tricks the eye. Trompe L'Oeil...the name given to the style of painting which achieves the sense of being three dimensional. In other words the painted object is suppose to trick the viewer into believing the object is actually real.