Cave of Forgotten Dreams
In Plato’s allegory of the cave, the cave represents the superficial physical reality; the cave’s darkness, ignorance; the shadows cast on the cave’s walls, the superficial truth.
How can Chauvet Cave be thought of as representing the opposite, deep reality; the cave’s darkness, wisdom; the images on the cave wall, the deep truth?
How does the physical material used to make an artwork determine the art form?
