-Found in a cave in France depicting a man being attacked by a bison
Although this is a primitive caveman drawing, it is an expression by the artist. There is no realistic features of this piece but I hold it in equally high regard as what we deem today as masterpieces simply because it conveys so much to the viewers. The characters acting out the most basic conflict of man v. nature, the dominance of the bison and the overemphasis on the sexual organs give us insight to the culture with which this group of people lived and some of the daily struggles they were forced to survive. Chronologically one of the first, I feel that this work, in all its simplicity, defines art not by its intricacy, or technique, but because the artist created it as a form of expression.
I can imagine artists simply creating on a whim with no real inspiration, simply throwing things together. Is that still art? I say yes, because at that moment the artist was then expressing his boredom or potentially apathy. There has to be a reason for someone to create, even if that reason isn't readily conveyed through their work, I still deem it a defining point of art.
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