Humanity through drawing

To draw or to illustrate is the most antique form of art. And is the base art of any other kind of plastic art, from painting, architecture, to even sculpting. Every plastic art is based on drawing, which we have improved along with time.



Since the times of the cavemen we have been representing our daily live`s events.
The oldest cave painting dates to 40,000 years ago, and is located in northern Spain.












Other form of cave picturing uses other rocks as main utensil, these are called petroglyphs, because they`re carved in the rock forming figures without the use of any pigments.This peculiar form of illustration can be found all over around the globe.








The next great step in human history is given to us by the Egyptians, who stopped drawing on their walls and started doing it in a kind of paper which they called papyrus, because it came from the papyrus plant. They also developed a kind of language based on drawings, called hieroglyphics.






From that moment drawing kept changing loads of times, passing through:






The greek and roman cultures (which art was very similar):
These cultures focused their art to their gods and beliefs, also they represented historical events, like battles, or wars.











 The middle ages:
The art in these years was dedicated all to God and the events that deserved to be remembered by the future generations.








The renaissance:
During the renaissance all arts flourished specially painting and sculpting, which works would have been impossible without drawing. These works were dedicated sometimes to God but other times to demonstrate human bigness and its nature.





Modernism:
As we come to present days, drawing is left a bit behind, painting is more common than illustrating, but let`s not forget that drawing is the base of painting. During these times, paintings leave religious themes behind and start being more surreal and abstract.