Pictured above: Rock markings at Twyfelfontein. Photo by Craig Kraft.
East City Art Profiles: The Human Universal Urge to Mark.
By Craig Kraft
"As an artist I have long been fascinated by the universal human urge to connect through mark making, particularly the ancient pictographs our ancestors created in caves around the world. Eager to learn more, in the summer of 2015 I traveled to Spain and France to view the ancient markings and etchings in 11 cave sites, including the Lascaux Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I continued the following year with a hard trip to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where I saw marks dating to nearly 40,000 BC, currently considered one of the oldest marks in the world. Most recently, I traveled in October 2017 to Namibia, Africa, to explore the culture of the indigenous San tribes and examine their rock art."
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ECA EVENTS
We are planning a series of public facing programs over the holidays and into 2019 so stay tuned! Here are a few events as follows:
Saturday, December 1
1pm to 2pm
CONFLUENCE Publication Presentation at the Hirshhorn Museum.
Location: Independence Ave SW &, 7th St SW, Washington, DC 20560
Website: https://hirshhorn.si.edu/event/gallery-experience-confluence-two-rivers-one-city-2018-edition/
Saturday, December 15
Noon to 5pm
East City Art at Otis Street Arts Project
(Artists by the Tracks Open House)
Location: 3700 Otis St, Mt Rainier, MD 20712
Website: Facebook Link Here
Pictured above: sticker portrait by Nick Zimbro at the Fridge. Photo for East City Art by Phil Hutinet.
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