Before the Written Word

This blog post will be a historical rant. Venture further, if you dare. Enjoy!

Before we discovered science, before the written word, and before we learned what math was, humans used images to communicate. Math and art may go hand in hand, and we may mix chemicals to create a wide variety of colors, but honestly, did we, human beings, know we were doing science or math? I bet not. We just knew it worked and continued using those tools throughout our existence. Human beings are pretty good at finding patterns in life. The Fibonacci sequence is a good example of this. Finding patterns definitely helped us survive long enough to travel to the moon. We still use patterns to identify plot devices, murders, stock market crashes, and to understand the world a bit better. Back in the early days of human life, 70-40,000 BC approximately, humans used art to communicate and understand the world. Before the written word, we used art to tell stories with acting, drawing, or singing. Granted, we still do that, not much has changed in that department.

Art is a mix of basic math and science; simple geometry, Fibonacci, and chemistry are the first things that come to mind. Art is also the oldest form of storytelling, which I find very captivating. Cave paintings look like comics to me. For all, I know they could be. And we don’t even know it.

Stories are what make us human, and I think that’s very cool. I feel connected and alive when I create my own stories, draw, or find a new show to watch. We may not speak the same language, but we can all understand a picture. Humans, and life in general, are incredible in that regard.

-Bellapinkpen