Cave Painting Expert from Middletown Links Ice-Age Brain Function to Modern Artistry
Artist and scholar Barbara Olins Alpert revealed theories from her latest book, "The Artist's Mind: From the Ice Age to Now," recently to a Portsmouth Arts Guild audience.
What do Salvador Dali, Harry Houdini and cavemen have in common? A lot more than you might think, according to Middletown resident and artist Barbara Olins Alpert. All three dabbled in the art of illusion, says Alpert, who recently spoke about her book and Ice Age art at the Portsmouth Arts Guild. "They (prehistoric artists) knew exactly what they were doing," Alpert says. "They knew how one's eye could be tricked." Entitled "The Artist's Mind: From the Ice Age to Now," the event at the Portsmouth Arts Guild drew a lively audience, according to the author. Alpert has penned "The Creative Ice Age Brain," which examines how art from the Ice Age art links with contemporary art. Alpert's exploration into the art of these prehistoric drawings …
