Imagine creating a painting that was never meant to be admired by the living. For the ancient Egyptians, art was not decoration—it was a passport to eternity. Beginning around 3100 BCE with the uni…

Long before books existed, artists were already carving stories into stone. In Mesopotamia, images and writing evolved together, forever changing how civilizations remembered themselves. Situated b…

The first artists painted to survive, remember, and believe. Then everything changed. As villages became cities and civilizations emerged, art took on new responsibilities. It no longer belonged on…

Long before cities, kingdoms, or written language existed, someone picked up a piece of charcoal, mixed earth pigments with animal fat, and left a handprint on a cave wall. That simple gesture beca…

How did art begin? Who created it, who collected it, and how has it shaped the way we understand ourselves throughout history? We invite you to follow Handprints to AI Art, a new ongoing series published on the Visual Arts Blog. This journey explores the remarkable evolution of art—from the earliest handprints on cave walls to the age of artificial intelligence.

How did art begin? Who created it, who collected it, and how has it shaped the way we understand ourselves throughout history? We invite you to follow Handprints to AI Art, a new ongoing series published on the Visual Arts Blog. This journey explores the remarkable evolution of art—from the earliest handprints on cave walls to the age of artificial intelligence.

How did art begin? Who created it, who collected it, and how has it shaped the way we understand ourselves throughout history? We invite you to follow Handprints to AI Art, a new ongoing series published on the Visual Arts Blog. This journey explores the remarkable evolution of art—from the earliest handprints on cave walls to the age of artificial intelligence.

How did art begin? Who created it, who collected it, and how has it shaped the way we understand ourselves throughout history? We invite you to follow Handprints to AI Art, a new ongoing series published on the Visual Arts Blog. This journey explores the remarkable evolution of art—from the earliest handprints on cave walls to the age of artificial intelligence.