Rock Art of the Qsur and 'Amour Mountains, Algeria : a cognitive approach / Ahmed Achrati.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Achrati, Ahmed, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock paintings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

It may be true, as Paul Valery said, that the painter "takes his body with him," but it is almost certain that artists leave some of their bodies in their art. This book studies the embodied intentionality inscribed in the works of the artists of the Qsur and 'Amour mountains in Algeria. It retraces the aesthetic gestures of these artists, revealing sounds they heard, tactile and kinesthetic interactions they experienced, and emotions they felt as they recorded the distress and pain of some animals. Combining naturalist style, skilful composition, and spatial features, these artists often gave their art the form of installation, where induced motion and parallactic flow create immersive experiences. Using continuous line technique, they created monumental objects and intricate labyrinthine forms.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

I

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

II

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

III

Chapter Eight

Colour Centrefold

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Bibliography

Index

Fig 8.7 'Angry face', Dhal'a l-meita. Photo Courtesy Mahmoud Benyoucef, Tourism Office, Arbaouat.

Fig 9.5 Hidden elephant

el-Ghisha. Photograph by the author

Fig 10.1 Polished cattle

Mahjouba. Photograph by the author.

Fig. 10.2 Details of an adorned ram, Boualem.

Photograph by the author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Achrati, Ahmed Rock Art of the Qsur and 'Amour Mountains, Algeria

ISBN:

9781527592148