I mean, you take one look at Greek statues and Roman busts and you realize that people figured how to aim for realism, at least when it came to the human body and faces, over 2000 years ago.

Yet, unlike sculpture, paintings and drawings remained, uh, “immature” for centuries afterwards (to my limited knowledge, it was the Italian Renaissance that started making realistic paintings). Why?

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    For a long time humans were simply too busy trying to survive.

    Humans had culture and art during all times, regardless if you understand it or not.