Since prehistoric times artists have created images to be preserved and seen by others. In all parts of the world this has been true. The above cave painting is from Lascaux, France.
An Australian cave painting
Look at another work self-published by an artist
Look at Futurist books influenced by cave paintings
Other caves in France include a Paleolithic site and the underwater discovery of the Grotte Cosquer.
Altamira, Spain is another cave site, and there are painted cave sites in South America as well.
Copyight 1996 Text by Richard Minsky