Paintings by Notre Chauvet
NOTRE CHAUVET art is the continuation of a movement that kicked off over 40,000 years ago in the caves known as the CHAUVET, in the South of France. Importantly, there was not one individual but a body of contributors. Likewise, there was not one cave but many. Together the marks on the walls of all the caves over time made for what we now recognize as a record first and second, an incidental commentary of the times. This collection of marks is known to us now, as Art.
Today, as then, whoever is in the NOTRE CHAUVET or ‘cave’, can participate and contribute. The only prerequisite today is the submission be ‘intellectual’, meaning it carries a comment that has meaning outside the brain cavity of the ‘contributor’. This is in keeping with the original mandate of NOTRE CHAUVET where time pondering abstractions was viewed as a waste in terms of survival-mindless pandering that fed no one but invited the BIG END. The NOTRE CHAUVET philosophy on all to do with anything creative is based on the same principle of utility-life is to be used productively.
NOTRE CHAUVET art is best seen as a movement of intelligible marks by people with something to say and share. Its works may be individual or collaborative. Creations will simply bear the signature ‘N-C”–meaning it is from one or a number of creators in ‘Our Cave’.
Because NOTRE CHAUVET has no fixed numbers it has immense power, depth and spread. Its power is in its collective skills, imagination, experiences, visions, education, observations, dedication and joint time. The output is as eclectic as the backgrounds, visions and insights of its member’s. NOTRE CHAUVET art can and will surface wherever there is reason, opportunity and need. Our ‘walls’ are canvas stretchers, wood panels, metal sheets, fabric, paper and other substrate that can hold a mark. Our creations may be a composite render or by a single media like oil paint. NOTRE CHAUVET artists will exploit the material and media technology available.
Can find more of Notre Chauvet HERE.