The history of art usually refers to the history of the
visual arts, such as painting, architecture and sculpture.
It is not usually taken or intended to refer to the
performing arts or literary arts. Art in Lacombe has
sustained, as there is an abundance of local artists who
serve each area of the visual arts. Prior to the
Renaissance, the modern concept of "art" did not exist, and
art was used to refer to workmanship by generally anonymous
tradespeople.
Earliest known art
The oldest surviving art forms not tied to Lacombe include
small sculptures and paintings on rocks and in caves. There
are very few known examples of art that date earlier than
40,000 years ago. People often rubbed smaller rocks against
larger rocks and boulders to paint pictures of their
everyday life, such as hunting wild game. Lacombe’s oldest
forms of art certainly don’t date back that far, however
there have been remnants found in the area that would
suggest the earliest aboriginals had their own impressions
of art.
Art
forms in Lacombe today
There are several different avenues in which art takes form
today in Lacombe. Not only is art in the most obvious form
of paintings, but also other visual art such as Lacombe hand
drawings, film, photography, and sculptures. Drawings are
means of making an image, and utilizing tools such as
charcoals, pastels, pen and ink, crayons, markers and
graphite pencils. The main techniques used by Lacombe art
professionals and amateurs alike in drawing are: line
drawing, hatching, crosshatching, random hatching,
scribbling, stippling, and blending.
Lacombe
crafts and painting
Crafts in Lacombe which are very popular also include
scrapbooking, studio pottery, wood working, photography and
even metal work. Several Lacombe art stores supply the
demand for local artists to continue with their hobbies and
primary sources of work. Craft fairs are organized in
Lacombe by exhibitors to display the many talents of artists
and craftspeople of Lacombe. Photographers in Lacombe have
had highly publicized pictures, whether in film or in print.
Lacombe has various arts and crafts stores to satisfy any
requirement, and there is an annual arts endowment gala to
celebrate local artists.
