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(5.) “Marksmanship: It combines the four above criteria, […] It There are art philosophers and critics who claim that a
is the craftsmanship and knowledge from which the term ‘art’ creative work only becomes a work of art through its verbal
can be derived. […] It is the wisdom of the means allowing interpretation. I think they are wrong! The oldest works of art

the artist to achieve a desired effect through the coherent in the Western world are those linear engravings of vulvas in
design of an original concept.” the abris of Castelmerle (Dordogne) dating back approximately
To me as an artist, marksmanship means hitting the target 30,000 years [2]. They were, supposedly, created as pre-verbal

at a sufficient expense, at best by way of a chest hit. But the signs at the time being. These engravings are artifacts of early
target must not be crushed. humankind! They take effect by themselves, non-verbally,
they do not need any verbose interpretation, nor does any
In my contribution to this catalog, I describe some examples other work of art. My hypothesis is that (presumably young)
for a creative liberation from the constraints of external men used these drawings to “liberate” themselves from ritual

modalities (cf. pages 134 – 163 ). constraints or taboos set up by their horde.

Placed in front of my motif – a landscape or still life – I have Conclusion: Artists‘ works of color, shape, sound, word,

a kind of silent conversation with it. Recording this dialog dance, and acting initially enrich their creators themselves,
constitutes my work. I am quite at ease when looking for and then those perceiving them. They lead us out of the
beautiful motifs. While painting in the countryside, I often narrow conditions of everyday life and take us to idealized
wear headphones listening to classical music from a portable virtual world, thus making life more valuable. All these artists
CD player. After about 20 to 30 minutes, I am finished. No are necessary and not “good-for-nothings”.

re-working. The spontaneous impression received on site has
been captured. If the work is a successful one according to
the artist’s view, it will also please a sensitive viewer. He or Bibliography:

she may trace its lines, coloring, spontaneity, marksmanship, [1] Leonhard, Kurt (1961. Die Heilige Fläche und Objokus. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag.
or design power, and they may perhaps enrich the viewer. [2] Ruspoli, Mario (1986). Die Höhlenmalerei von Lascaux. Paris: Larousse-Bordas.